About National Coastal Mission Scheme:
- It was launched in 2014.
- It has been envisaged under the National Action Plan on Climate Change.
- It aims to address impact of climate change on coastal and marine ecosystems, infrastructure and communities in coastal areas through a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures
- It is under the National Coastal Management Program is implemented with the following components:
- Management Action Plan on Conservation of Mangroves and Coral Reefs
- Research & Development in Marine and Coastal ecosystem
- Sustainable Development of Beaches under Beach Environment & Aesthetic Management Service
- Capacity Building / Outreach Programme of Coastal States/UTs on conservation of marine and coastal ecosystem including beach cleaning drive.
- Implementation: The implementing agencies of NCM are the State Governments of Coastal States and Union Territory (UT) Administrations.
Key facts about National Action Plan on Climate Change
- It was formally launched on June 30th, 2008. The NAPCC identifies measures that promote development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively.
- There are eight “National Missions” which form the core of the NAPCC. They focus on promoting understanding of climate change, adaptation and mitigation, energy efficiency and natural resource conservation.”
- The eight missions are:
- National Solar Mission, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency,National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission, National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission for a Green India, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
Q1: What is the Green India Mission?
Green India Mission was launched in the year 2014 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It aims to respond to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures, which would help to enhance carbon sinks, adaptation of vulnerable species/ecosystems to the changing climate.
Source: National Coastal Scheme
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