SAPCC has been launched by Uttarakhand government on 20th June. What does SAPCC stand for?

a. State Action Plan of Climate Change

b. State Action Perspective of Climate Change

c. State Action Points of Climate Change

d. None of the above

ANSWER: State Action Plan of Climate Change

Explanation:

State Action Plan of Climate Change/SAPCC was approved by the government of India and formally launched on 20th June with a workshop amidst stakeholders.

Plan would require INR 8800 crore in two phases

Of the 15 sectors under National Action Plan of Climate Change, four sectors-disaster, water, energy and forest will be dealt with first

International agencies Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will facilitate expert guidance and fund at global level while UNDP SDC will monitor its implementation

Chief Secretary at the occasion, Shatrughan Sinha also confirmed a sectoral CC plan was needed for those departments playing an important role