The government wanted a policy on climate change before the G8 Summit at Tokyo in 2008, and the Conference of Parties at Copenhagen in 2009. Since the NAPCC was formulated in haste, the policy broadly covered objectives and did not address strategy to achieve the objectives. The ministries concerned took 6 more years to approve the mission. In that time frame, there was a change of guard, and a new government was formed.

What was the need for the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)?

1. As per the Global Climate Risk Index of 2018, India is the 12th Most vulnerable country that gets impacted by Climate Change.
2. On average, every year 3,570 deaths occur in India due to the adverse impact of climate change

What were the challenges faced by NAPCC?

1. The policy was formulated in haste. There was a lot of delay in the approval of ministries.
2. There was a change in government at the centre.
3. The monitoring system was ineffective.
4. Budgetary support was very limited.