Study Evaluating the Design of Eight Missions of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change Recommends Major Changes in Mid-stream Reviews

Study Evaluating the Design of Eight Missions of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change Recommends Major Changes in Mid- stream Reviews PR Newswire CHENNAI, July 24, 2012 CHENNAI, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A New Study, an Evaluation of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change, Released by the Centre for Development Finance, IFMR, and IIT Madras, Provides Analyses and Individual Assessment Cards that Evaluate the Design of the Eight Climate Missions of India This study evaluates the design of eight climate missions of the country developed by individual ministries using the principles laid out in the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) of the Prime Minister's Council. This report aims to provide policy makers, academicians, researchers, civil society groups and others a snapshot of the climate missions as perceived by the experts in the country at this time. It is hoped that the outputs will inform the government so that appropriate mid-stream corrections may be made. The results of the study will also be useful to hone the country's strategic thinking in the long-term economic development for climate change. The study is based on interviews conducted on a large number of experts, specific in domains to the climate missions.