Govt to tie up with TERI for climate change action plan

“TERI will support us during implementation of the state action plan for climate change in next 10 to 15 years. It will also provide us assistance in capacity building and human resource development,” said Yashpal Singh,Environment Director and State Nodal Officer for climate change mitigation. He said TERI will support the state in research and development programme.

The state action plan will contain details of key environment issues prevailing in Uttar Pradesh,impact of climate change and vulnerability assessment,ongoing programmes contributing to adaptation and mitigation and climate change strategy.

State Environment officials said TERI had made a presentation of the draft MoU in a high-level meeting on September 9. “The draft MoU will soon be sent to all the eight core groups formed for these missions. The draft MoU will be finalised after incorporating their suggestions on it. MoU will be signed with TERI very soon,” Singh said.