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♤ In pursuance of the implementation of the provisions of the Convention, India’s Initial National Communication (NATCOM) to the UNFCCC has been initiated in 2002 funded by the Global Environment Facility under its enabling activities programme through the United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi.
Parties to the Convention are enjoined to communicate the following information to the Secretariat of the Conference of Parties:
♤ A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sink of all GHGs not controlled by the Montreal protocol, to the extent its capacities, permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon by the Conference of Parties.
♤ A general description of steps taken or envisaged by the Party to implement the Convention.
♤ Any other information relevant to the achievement of the objective of the Convention and suitable for inclusion in its communication, including if feasible, material relevant for calculation of global emission trends.
♤ The National Communication process envisages comprehensive scientific and technical exercises for preparation of inventories of greenhouse gases of anthropogenic origin, reduction of uncertainities in these estimations and vulnerability assessment and adaptation due to climate change, besides other related information of India’s initiatives which address the objectives of the Convention.
♤ Towards preparation of National Communication, a broad participatory approach involving research
institutions, technical institutions, universities, government departments, and non governmental and private organizations has been adopted, necessitated by vast regional diversity and sector complexities in India.
Implementation arrangements
♤ The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is implementing and executing agency of the project.
Work Programme envisaged
♤ Development of comprehensive inventory for the base year 1994 and improvement of its reliability vis-a- vis earlier estimates. This would entail reducing uncertainties of GHC emission coefficients in key source categories.
♤ Identification of key steps to be taken towards implementing the Convention.
♤ Vulnerabilty and adaptation assessment for presentation of information on specific needs and concerns arising from the adverse impacts of climate change.
♤ Creation of reliable and comprehensive database for all the outputs produced through the establishment of a ‘Data Centre’ (DC). This information will be accessible on the Internet.
♤ Enhancement of capacity to respond to projected climate change through the preparation of a ‘Targeted Research Proposal’ for developing a medium to longterm action plan.
GHG Inventory Estimations
♤ In accordance with the provisions of Article-4 and 12.1 of UNFCCC, preparation of inventories of a basket of gases has been started for the areas of energy, industrial processes, agriculture land use and land use change and forestry (LULUCF) and waste.
♤ The gases to be inventoried include carbon dioxide methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbon and sulphur hexafluoride released from various anthropogenic sources of the base year 1994.
♤ This is in addition to estimating historical trends of GHG growth as a part of the initial National Communication to UNFCCC.
♤ The estimation of national GHG inventories for all sectors is based on the 1996 guidelines of the ‘Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’ (IPCC) and as good practices guidelines.
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