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Fig. 1 Example of MODIS data products a atmospheric water vapor low, b Aerosol optical depth
(550 nm), c photosynthetically available radiation, d cloud top pressure over Indian Subcontinent,
e chlorophyll A concentration, and f sea surface temperature Source NASA EOSDIS
as well as the incorporation of traditional local knowledge in decision making (Huq
et al. 2006; Satterthwaite et al. 2007). Adaptation to the negative impacts of climate
change generally takes place in two ways, i.e. either anticipatory (before the impacts
take place) or reactive (as a response to initial impacts) (Mitra et al. 2008). For any
effective adaptation strategy, it needs to be focused mainly around two important
pillars of building resilient livelihood and designing robust infrastructure that takes
into account the potential impacts of climate change (World Bank 2009). India is
also putting efforts to combat the effects of climate change through certain national
mitigation strategies. It has targeted the coal, transport, petroleum, steel, cement and
agricultural sectors by promoting energy conservation, alternative fuels, renewable
energy technologies and afforestation programmes (Padma 2006). The Indian government has taken initiatives by participating in global efforts through a number of
programmes. It has one of the largest renewable energy programmes in the world,
with about six percent of grid capacity based on renewable source of energy. India
has brought not only National Auto-fuel Policy which has mandated cleaner fuels
for vehicles but also the Energy Conservation Act that aimed to improve energy efficiency (Bhandari 2006). India has also launched a National Action Plan on Climate
Change (NAPCC) that identifies a number of measures that simultaneously advances
the country’s development and climate change related objectives of adaptation and
G. Kumar et al.
Fig. 1 Example of MODIS data products a atmospheric water vapor low, b Aerosol optical depth
(550 nm), c photosynthetically available radiation, d cloud top pressure over Indian Subcontinent,
e chlorophyll A concentration, and f sea surface temperature Source NASA EOSDIS
as well as the incorporation of traditional local knowledge in decision making (Huq
et al. 2006; Satterthwaite et al. 2007). Adaptation to the negative impacts of climate
change generally takes place in two ways, i.e. either anticipatory (before the impacts
take place) or reactive (as a response to initial impacts) (Mitra et al. 2008). For any
effective adaptation strategy, it needs to be focused mainly around two important
pillars of building resilient livelihood and designing robust infrastructure that takes
into account the potential impacts of climate change (World Bank 2009). India is
also putting efforts to combat the effects of climate change through certain national
mitigation strategies. It has targeted the coal, transport, petroleum, steel, cement and
agricultural sectors by promoting energy conservation, alternative fuels, renewable
energy technologies and afforestation programmes (Padma 2006). The Indian government has taken initiatives by participating in global efforts through a number of
programmes. It has one of the largest renewable energy programmes in the world,
with about six percent of grid capacity based on renewable source of energy. India
has brought not only National Auto-fuel Policy which has mandated cleaner fuels
for vehicles but also the Energy Conservation Act that aimed to improve energy efficiency (Bhandari 2006). India has also launched a National Action Plan on Climate
Change (NAPCC) that identifies a number of measures that simultaneously advances
the country’s development and climate change related objectives of adaptation and