Proceedings of the Networking Workshop on Climate

Change

7th

July 2010

Organized by

Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization

(EPCO)

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Executive Summary

As part of GoMP-UNDP project EPCO is preparing State Action Plan on Climate Change and a Knowledge Management Centre is proposed to be setup at EPCO. One of the functions of this knowledge management centre is to establish a vibrant network with institutions currently working in the field of Climate Change and on allied issues. The workshop was organized to have networking with various institutes working in the area of Climate Change in the state. About 47 institutes from all over the state were invited to participate in the workshop, of which 31 institutions participated in the workshop. Presentations were made on the topics related to Climate Change on which various institutions have undertaken research and more areas of research were identified We wish to continue this partnership further and work together to fight Climate Change in a collective

way.

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List of Participants

S.no Name & Designation Department Ph.No Email

1 Dr. Avinash Jain TFRI Jabalpur 9826563036 jainavi@yahoo.com

2 Dr. Ramya Sunder

Raman

IISER, Bhopal 0755-4092318 ramyasr@iiserbhopal.ac.in

3 Ravi Shrivastav MFP Federation 2674244 raveesri@rediffmail.com

4 Priyanka Dubey MPJAP mpjap@rediffmail.com

5 Archana Soni Energy Centre, MANIT 9993943780 archanasoni_manit@rediffmil.co

m

6 Saroj Rangnekar Energy Centre, MANIT 9425693993 rangnekars@manit.ac.in

7 Satish Awale Energy Centre, MANIT 9406928405 ready.satish@gmail.com

8 Dilip Kumar Singh DMI 9425377504 dilipksingh@rediffmail.com

10 Manmohan Kapshe SPA, Bhopal 9893064696

11 H S Malviya MPPCB 9425017298

12 Gyan Chand RMRCT,Jabalpur 9899075712

13 A C Karera MPPCB 9993027243

14 Dr. P V Borde RMRCT, Jabalpur 9424258240

15 Prof. R K Trivedi Sagar University 9425613688 rkt_sagar@hotmail.com

16 Prof.L. P. Chourasia Sagar University 9425451759 lpc55@rediffmail.com

17 Varghese Paul TCPSU, MPRLP 9893043691 vpaul@tcpsu.org

18 Dr. D P Dubey,

Director

IMD 9425024342

19 Dr. Rakesh Sharan MPCST 9821498057

20 Dr. Sandeep Goyal MPCST 2671486 sgoyalbsg@gmail.com

21 Dr. Bhaskar Sinha IIFM 946534297 bsinh@iifm.ac.in

22 Anita Thakur ZARS(AAS) 9827203578 anita_11oct@yahoo.co.in

23 Dr. S C Dubey HSADL,IVRI 9425606992 scd_11@yahoo.co.in

24 Dr. Anamika Mishra HSADL,IVRI 9229131508 reach2anamika@yahoo.com

25 Dr. Elizabeth Thomas MPSBB 9993633147

26 Dr. R B Lal, Director IIFM

27 Dr. V R Khare EPCO

28 Sanjay Sharma DFID 8085814168

29 Dr. U K Subuddhi EDB 9424790052

30 Dr. M Verma IIFM 9300803479

31 Dr. H S Gupta IIFM 9826842926

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32 Dr. U K Sarma IIFM 9868179604

33 Dr. Arvind Bijalwan IIFM 9412983808

34 Girish Joshi MPJAP 9425062332

35 Bala MPJAP 9425301059

36 V K Sharma Higher Education 9425824459

37 Dr. K S Sharma MVM Bhopal 9425184717

38 Dy. Director State Museum

39 Dhirendra

Chaturvedi,ED

MPJAP 9425667551

40 Prof. Ashwani

Wangneo

Barkatullah Univ 9425301479

41 Dr. K B Hebbar IISS, Bhopal 9981597010

42 Dr. S K Pathak WALMI, Bhopal 4082506

43 S S Kushwar Agricilture College,

Sehore

9425366536

44 Pushpendra Pal Singh Makhanlal University 9425543499

45 Dr. L K Malthu CGWB 9039441030

46 S K Bhatnagar CGWB 9589591422

47 Dr. Ramadhar Singh CIAE 9685636309

48 Dr. P L Singh CIAE 9893840704

49 K C Tiwari IGNOU 9425018270

50 Dr. K K Agrawal JNKVV,Jabalpur 9425163385

51 Dr. S D Upadhyay JNKVV,Jabalpur 9425360546

52 Dr. O P Chaubey SFRI, Jabalpur 9977411164

53 Mayank M Verma SFRI, Jabalpur 9981657100

54 Dr. S Dixit SFRI, Jabalpur 9826319273

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Workshop Schedule

09.30 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 – 10.30 INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome Note by Shri V R Khare, Advisor Climate Change EPCO

Address by Shri Ashok Shah, Executive Director EPCO

Workshop purpose and structure

Vote of Thanks

10.30-11.00 Tea

11.00 – 14.00 Introduction of Climate Change Cell, EPCO and GoMP –UNDP project- By CC Cell, EPCO

Process and Framework of SAPCC by CC Cell, EPCO

Presentations from Participating Institutions-

Identification of Area of cooperation

14.00 - 14.30 Networking Lunch

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Brief Summary of the Presentations Shri. V.R.Khare, Advisor, Climate Change Cell, EPCO Shri Khare welcomed the participants of all the networking institutions and thanked them for attending the workshop. He commented that this is not a simple meeting but a “Meeting of Minds”, whose objective is to tackle Climate Change. He briefed all about the National Action Plan on Climate Change and told about the eight sub missions namely, 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 and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. He called upon the Executive Director, EPCO to establish a Forum for Further Networking in the area of Climate Change in EPCO. He also emphasized that more such meetings should be organized to have better ideas to prepare for Climate Change.

Shri Ashok Shah, Executive Director, EPCO Shri Shah welcomed all the delegates to the workshop. He emphasized that Climate Change is going to be one of the most challenging problems being faced by humans. He said that Climate is natural phenomenon but the various anthropogenic activities are forcing it to Change thus causing Climate Change. He asked everyone to focus not only towards sharing of knowledge but also listen to the challenges being faced by people and hence all should be open to further exploration. He also said that Climate Change should not be looked as a problem, it should be taken as a challenge by all then only we can succeed in our endeavor. He called upon all the participants to use their heart with their mind to deal with the issues of Climate Change. He further pointed out that Climate Change is not just Governments problem but is a problem for each and every individual i.e. for all the stakeholders hence all should make efforts to control it.

Dr. R.B.Lal, Director, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Dr. Lal congratulated EPCO for taking the pivotal role for preparing the Madhya Pradesh Action Plan for Climate Change. He stated that Indian Institute of Forest Management is ready and eager to support EPCO in its project. He said that as compared to many other states Madhya Pradesh is in a better position to tackle Climate Change as many of the Natural Resources of the state have been conserved over the years. He called SAPCC as a welcome step towards taming Climate Change in Madhya Pradesh.

Shri Lokendra Thakkar, Coordinator, Climate Change Cell, EPCO Shri Thakkar thanked all for making it to the workshop. He provided a brief introduction about the activities being carried out by the Climate Change Cell in EPCO. He requested everyone to actively participate in the workshop and help in identification of mutual areas of Cooperation.

Mr. Chandan Khanna, Project Consultat, Climate Change Cell, EPCO Mr. Khanna in his brief presentation gave an introduction of the Climate Change Cell of EPCO. He briefed all about the current projects undertaken by EPCO and about the objective of this workshop.

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Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Dr. Raman briefed all on “AMBIENT AEROSOLS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: RESEARCH FRONTIERS”. She introduced everyone to the basics of Particulate Matter and its harmful effects. Further she introduced all to Receptor models namely, Positive Matrix Factorization and Potential Source Contribution Function. Then she explained the application of these receptor models to assess Climate Change with an example from one of her studies. She informed all about the ongoing work at her institute which included “Sampling for PM10/PM2.5 at Bhopal: mass and chemical composition” and “Mathematical models/data analyses methodology development for aerosol source apportionment and evaluation of aerosol-climate effects” Some new areas of research according to her were -

Chemical Profiling of Airborne Crustal Material to Enhance the Source Resolution of Receptor Models

Chemical characterization and source apportionment of aerosols in the vicinity of a major building construction site

Vehicular emissions in Bhopal city: ambient particle number and chemical species concentration distributions

Dr. Avinash Jain, Scientist, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur Dr Jain started with an introduction of Tropical Forest Research Institute. He informed all about the ongoing projects related to the field of Climate Change in the institute namely –

Screening of tropical forest tree species for their potential as carbon sink in M.P. and Chhattisgarh

Utilization of AWS/AMS Data for Agriculture, Forestry and Hydrological Applications in Madhya Pradesh

Assessment of soil and vegetation carbon pool in dry deciduous forest of Betul Division (M.P.)

Influence of forest canopy cover on ground flora and micro-climate in Western Ghats (Maharashtra).

He confirmed full support to all from his institute towards fighting Climate Change.

Dr. H S Gupta, Professor, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Dr. Gupta provided a brief introduction of Indian Institute of Forest Management. He briefed all about the various faculty areas and the activities at the institute. The various Courses & Areas of Work related to Climate Change practiced at the institute are-

Climate Change & Sustainable Development

Climate change & Sustainable Livelihood

Business of Climate Change: CDM & Carbon Trading

Sustainable Forest management and Certification

Ecosystem & Environment Management

Natural Resources Accounting

Conservation and Environmental Finance

Modeling Ecosystem and Economy

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He assured all that IIFM with its multi disciplinary faculty areas can help in various research areas of Climate Change.

Prof. Ashwini Wanganeo, Head, Department of Limnology, Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal Prof. Wanganeo attracted everybody attentions towards the ability of various tribal groups to control their population in the time of distress. He called on institutions to further research in this area as growing population around the world is the primary reason for Climate Change. He emphasized that every small step taken towards tackling Climate Change may lead towards a gigantic effect and hence all should start acting towards it collectively.

Dr. Manmohan Kapshe, Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal Dr. Kapshe in his informative presentation briefed all about the various researches done by him at IIM Ahemdabad and MANIT. He said that though the problem of Climate Change is global in nature but its adaptation costs are local hence it needs to be tackled at both the levels i.e. globally as well as locally. He said that the current model of development is not sustainable and hence needs to looked with a fresh perspective. He said that the School of Planning and Architecture could help EPCO in framing the format of State Action Plan on Climate Change and in various other activities.

Dr. Saroj Rangnekar, Professor, Department of Energy, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal Dr Ragnekar started with a brief introduction about the various activities undertaken by the Department of Energy at the institute. She informed all about the various facilities available at the department. She said that Solar Photo Voltaic systems are very successful and easy to use. They also help in reducing GHG emissions and everybody should try to use them as far as possible. She also talked about some of the subsidy schemes of the government to promote solar systems. She said that she herself has availed one such subsidy scheme and has been using one such Solar system at her home for the last seven years without any problem.

Dr. D.P. Dubey, Director, Meteorological Centre, Bhopal Dr. Dubey started his talk with the predictions for current monsoon. His showed all, the latest satellite images of cloud formation over the Bay of Bengal and told all that Bhopal could expect monsoon to arrive within the next couple of days. Continuing the presentation he talked on the pattern of monsoon over the years in Madhya Pradesh. He told that monsoon has not been following any pattern and they have observed heavy rains in many parts of the state which have lead to local flooding of the areas for eg. the city of Sagar in the year 2005 received 48 cm rainfall in 24 hours which lead to flash flood in the area. He said that such events point towards Climate Change affecting the state and strong steps need to be taken to control it.

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Dr Anamika Mishra, Scientist, High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal Dr. Mishra started by giving a brief introduction about the various facilities at the institute. She informed that it is only one of a kind facility in the country which has a Biosaftey Level-4 Containment Facility and guarantees complete protection of Man, Material and Environment. She told that the Wildlife Conservation Society has released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, with potential impacts to both human and wildlife health and global economies and the problem with the emerging diseases are that they are mostly zoonotic. She said that the Action Plan of Animal Health Strategy in view of Climate Change Includes four major step

Prioritization of intervention

A modern health framework encompassing human and animal health

Improve prevention, crisis preparedness

Science, Innovation and Research Of these four steps the last two are most important and strong steps should be taken to implement them.

DR. P. V. BARDE, Scientist C, Regional Medical Research Center for Tribals, Jabalpur Dr. Barde started the presentation by informing all that on an average emergence of a new virus is seen every 19th month. The major reason for which are elevated temperature, increased rainfall, drought and flood, pollution etc. He said that with a further rise in emissions almost 4.1 billion by the year 2050 will be at risk to Dengue. He told that Climate change and variability is one of the important factors influencing arbovirus transmission. He informed all that the institute has been working actively in the area of arboviruses. The institute has done a research project showing how heat shock proteins produced in mosquito body because of exposure to higher temperatures alters the susceptibility.

Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Resource Scientist, Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal Dr. Sharma introduced the various projects running at MP Council for Science and Technology

FASAL – Which includes Crop Acreage and Production Estimation, Pre-harvest District/ State level crop acreage estimates, Yield Predictions using Trend Model, Agro-meteorological Model, Spectral Model, Combined Agromet Spectral Model for Districts/ Regions/ State

Spatial Assessment of Soil Carbon Pool of Madhya Pradesh

Assessing dynamics of terrestrial productivity in relation to climate using field measurements, satellite observation and process based Modeling

Monitoring of Methane Emissions from paddy fields of M.P.

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Dr. K.S. Tiwari, Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Bhopal Dr. Tiwari in his brief verbal presentation introduced all to the 3 major activities undertaken at Indira Gandhi National Open University, namely-

M. S. Swaminathan Chair for Sustainable Development which deals in the area of Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

IGNOU Chain of 37 Gyan Vani Radio stations which are being used to impart awareness among locals towards Climate Change

Planning to come up with a short term course on Climate Change

Mr. Pushpendra Pal Singh, Makhanlal University of Journalism, Bhopal Mr Singh in his verbal presentation informed all about the various courses being run at the university. He said that the university since its inception has been having a focus towards Environment. They have started a Post Graduate Diploma Course in Environment Communication. He called upon all the institutes present in the meeting to help the university in training students and working journalists towards environment sensitive issues. He also pointed out that it’s not only awareness building that is needed among the masses but human behavioral changes are also needed to combat Climate Change.

Dr. K. B. Hebbar, Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Dr. Hebbar briefed all on “Climate Change Impact Assessment and Possible Crop Adaptations”. He said that crop yields are affected by many factors associated with climate change, including:

Temperature

Rainfall

CO2 concentration in the atmosphere

Extreme weather events

Climate variability Further, he said that crop simulation models can be used to assess the likely impact of climate change on grain yield. He pointed some of the adaptation strategies as-

Sowing dates and other seasonal changes

New crop varieties

Water supply, irrigation, and drainage systems

Tillage practices

Use near-term climate predictions

Dr. S. D. Upadhyay, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur Dr. Upadhyay started his presentation by briefing all about the science of Climate Change. He expressed great concern over the harmful effects of Climate Change in the field of Agriculture. Some of the areas of cooperation identified by him were-

Documentation of current knowledgebase on impact, adaptation and vulnerability of climate change.

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Collection, compilation and analysis of historical data of weather elements and agro-bio-diversity including medicinal plants, in different agro-climatic zones to establish trends in climate change and variability.

Studies on the species distribution, population density and diversity of medicinal plants at different elevation with climatic variability in the biosphere reserve.

Evaluation of impact of increased temperature on growth, phenology and quality parameters of medicinal plants bio-diversity.

Screening of germplasm for high temperature and moisture stress and development of crop varieties in relation to climate change.

Assessment of vulnerability of tribal ecosystem and risk management strategies adopted by tribals under climate change situations.

Awareness programme and capacity building in the areas of global warming and climate change

Dr. Ramadhar Singh, Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal Dr. Singh briefed all on “Mitigation and Adaptability of Indian Agriculture as related to Climate Change ”. He proposed three major interventions in the area of agriculture to fight Climate Change.

Focusing on Conservation Agriculture Technologies

Precision Farming and Enhanced Input Use Efficiency

Focusing on Renewable energy technologies, both as an input in agriculture and as an output from agriculture.

Dr. S.K. Pathak, Associate Professor, Water and Land Management Institute, Bhopal Dr. Pathak briefed all on “Strategies to Minimize Global Temperature”. The major activities suggested by him included-

Plant Broad Canopy and Deep Rooted Trees intensively

Contribution of a Tree in Improving Economy and Decreasing the Temperature

Increasing Area Under Agriculture And Forest

Increasing Water and Land Use Efficiency

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Outcomes:-

Sr

No.

Probable Research Projects Probable

Institution

1 Compendium of traditional knowledge systems in adopting climatic variation in

rural areas of MP SFRI

2 Research to find out technical solution towards burning of agriculture residue in

fields so as to reduce carbon emissions

CIAE

3 Developing a methodology to assess Carbon Footprint of Urban and Rural areas

with respect to India

IIFM

4 Probable effects of changing weather on the current agro-economic practices in

M.P.

JNKPV

5 Accounting of Vehicular emissions in M.P. and potential to reduce emission by

switching over to new vehicles instead of old ones

IISER

6 Study on supply and demand of firewood in urban areas to develop strategies for

conservation

IIFM

7 A Study on Peepal, Banyan, Coconut, Ashok, Pakad, Mango and Neem with its

origin, its mention in Vedic and pre-vedic periods should be incorporated.

SFRI

8 Making Villages self sufficient in their energy requirement MP Jan Abhivan

Parishad

9 Developing an economical Solar Energy System for a house of 10 family memers MANIT

10 Collect data for rainfall, humidity over a period of 100 years for MP Indian

Metrological

Department

11 To propose a study on comparing the qualitative aspects of the dung and urine of

local and exotic species of cow.

IVRI

12 Document the practices of the past that were concerned with the environment

sustainability.

State museum

13 Documentation of heritage agriculture of Patalkot of Chhindwada, MP Department of

Limnology,

Barkatullah

University Environment friendly farming methods of Baigachkak life style of Dindori, MP

14 Provide information so as to help in taking out a magazine for farmers covering

various technologies and suggestions for sustainable agriculture

IISS,

CIAE,JNKVV,

WALMI

15 To help in formulation of framework of SAPCC SPA

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16 Design of Energy Efficient Building SPA

17 Preparing GHG inventory of selected urban areas of MP SPA

18 Root causes of Biodiversity loss in – Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands, Agriculture

and Urban ecosystems of MP

Bio-Diversity

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