1) The document discusses the impacts of climate change on forest dwelling communities and strategies for facilitating their adaptation. It outlines various impacts such as water shortages, crop failures, and health risks. 2) To help adaptation, forest departments provide alternatives to reduce dependence on forests by distributing gas stoves, solar devices, and grass for cattle. Employment programs involving conservation work are also discussed. 3) The document advocates climate change mitigation strategies like renewable energy adoption, reducing meat consumption, and sustainable practices like public transport and water harvesting. Limiting deforestation and adopting sustainable forest management can help reduce emissions.

1. Climate Change adaptation
Traditional Wisdom and Cross Scale Understanding
Facilitating Adaptation by Forest Dwelling Communities
A. RAMA MOHAN REDDY IFS
DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSIONER
VISAKHAPATNAM

2. Discussion will be on
Recent Warning bells of climate change
History of climate change
Impact of climate change on Forest Dwelling
Communities
Facilitating Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate Change -Mitigation

3. Speech of an octogenarian on
impacts of climate change

4. Recent Happenings
Water stagnation on roads due to heavy rain in kuwait.
North kuwait to Almutla road no. 80.

5. Nivar Cyclone Damage
Buggavanka Cuddapah

6. Recent floods Nivar
State Bank of India Cuddapah A small rivulet of Cuddapah town

7. This week
Uttarakhand Glacier Burst
Again clear effects of global warming?

8. Dhauliganga hydropower project after a glacier broke off in Joshimath

9. Climate Change has led to trading of water
Water is the new oil or Gold?
Officially Traded in Wall Street

10. Milky way was formed 4600 mi. years ago
Solar system Beginning
Oceans formed 500
Life began to evolve 800
Photosynthesis 1600-2100
Oxygen started flooding the atmosphere 2600
Now Co2 level 440.10 PPM
220 ppm (500 mi years ago)
Our Solar system consists of eight planets, the sun, 63 moons, millions of smaller
bodies like asteroids and comets and huge quantity of dust-particles and gases.

11.  climate change is a very recent phenomenon, hence, is yet to be understood fully.
 the First World Climate Conference, was convened in Geneva in February 1979.
 Impacts from climate change are seriously felt now. These impacts are well beyond increase in
temperature, affecting ecosystems and communities around the world.
Climate change may be due to
 Natural internal processes within globe or External factors
 More than 1.5 billion tons of CO2 is released into atmosphere/year from the cutting and burning of
Forests alone
 Up to 70% of the world's animal species are dependent on forests for survival.
 At the current rate of deforestation 1-10 % of Tr. rainforest spp. are lost each decade. Frogs
 Global annual mean CO2 concentration has increased by more than 45% since the start
the Industrial Revolution, from 280 ppm during the 10,000 years up to the mid-18th
century to 415 ppm as of May 2019.

12. Impact of Climate Change on Forest Dwellers
1. Shortage of Drinking water and water for cattle-Water quality
will suffer-Most of Himalayan villages
2. Shortage of Fodder leading to artificial drought conditions
3. Invasion of Alien Weeds in pastures due to rise of
temperatures-Lantana
4. Unforeseen rains leading to crop damage and less yield (apple)
5. change in crop pattern- Food will become more expensive (no
maize due to monkey damage)
6. Unforeseen floods and damage to houses
7. Disruptions in travel

13. Impact of Climate Change on Forest Dwellers
8. Untimely flowering in forestry/horticulture crops-Rhodo
9. Frequent fires—rise in local temperatures
10. Spread of epidemics—More allergies and health risks
11. Loss of employment and Migration of labour due to lack
of work
12. Upward movement of tree lines—Eg: Tree fossils in
Rajasthan-disappearance of rivers-Saraswati River
13. Outdoor activities will become more difficult

14. Rhododendrons flowering in the mountains in January in Uttarakhand 3rd successive
time

15. Adaptation to Climate Change: Is the process of adjustment
to actuals or expected climate and its effects, in order to
moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.
Facilitating Adaptation: Role of Forest Departments:
 Forests can definitely be a part of solution, in reducing emissions and
increasing forests cover to limit global warming upto to 20 C
 The zero-net deforestation policy will increase food and water security,
poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation
 sustainable forest management practices prevent further deforestation and
limit global warming by trapping GHG

16. o As per the SFR 2019, India is amongst few countries in the world
where forest cover is consistently increasing.
o The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.73 million
hectare which is 24.56 percent of the GA of the country.
o compared to the assessment of 2017, there is an increase of 5,188
sq. km in the total forest and tree cover of the country
o The top three states showed increase are Karnataka (1,025 sq. km)
Andhra Pradesh (990 sq km) and Kerala (823 sq km).
o According to SFR 2019, though there is an increase in Forest
Cover, yet, there is a meagre 1.14% increase in the forests of
category, 'Very dense forests', which absorb maximum CO2 from
the atmosphere.

17. Facilitating adaptation, focuses mainly on reducing forest
community’s dependence on forests and provide suitable
alternatives to them. They are motivated not to use
(a) Wood for cooking as-Now, LPG is available
(b) charcoal for burning & heating
(c) Stop uncontrolled grazing of cattle
(d) Diverting Forests to agriculture

18. Encouraged to use, Energy efficient equipment
(a) Provided Pressure Cookers
(b) Provided Solar Cookers
(c) Provided solar water geysers etc., at subsidized prices. All
this was done in 1990s through foreign aided projects like
IGDP and continued later with the aid of World Bank,
Japan, UK
(d) Provided high yielding grasses at their field bunds to
reduce dependency on forests-Napier grass etc.,
(e) Increased forest cover through constant afforestation
efforts.
(f) Constructed Modern Crematoria in each panchayat

19.  Provided employment to all dependent on forests for their livelihood
By involving them in maintenance of fire lines, construction of forest roads, construction
of water holes, Water Harvesting Structures, removal of Lantana bushes from
Regeneration areas, Nurseries, Fire Fighting, cleaning forests, Plantations, Treatment of
catchment areas, Construction of soil and water conservation structures, Exploitation of
Dead fallen trees, Resin tapping, collection MFP, Seeds, Pine needles, Extraction of
Deodar oil.
 Provides training to Forest Dwellers as Eco Tourism guides & Cookery in FRHs
 Free Fire Wood (fallen) for meeting their rituals and converted timber for house
construction and maintenance

20.  Concessions in collection of MFP, Collection of Medicinal plants like
Ashwagadha, Sarpagandha, Berberis, Harar, Behra and Amla, Guchhi
(morchella esculenta etc.,), provided enough lively hood. One Kg Guchi
costs around Rs 15000/- Kg
 Provides compensation to communities for the attack by wild animals
 Allotment of lands to Forest dwellers upto 1 ha (<75 trees) dependent
for more than 3 generations for their livelihood under The ST and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
 Afforestation can bring the people back to main stream from illegal
activities-Pilhouri 480 ha planting

21. Planting on each occasion

22. Muck Dumping sites of River Ravi

23. Water harvesting structure with spill way

25. Water harvesting structure with spill way

26. Water harvesting structure with spill way

27. WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE
Water harvesting structure with spill way

29. Temperate Pastures of Pangey Valley-Managed for Communities use

30. Medicinal Plants Nursery in Hudan Bhatouri in Killar Range

31. Climate Change Mitigation

32. Climate Change Mitigation
1. Root cause of climate Change is excessive use of Energy. So, use of
Acs, should be kept at minimum.
2. Vegetarianism would help in long term. Production of 1 kg of meat
requires around 1000 litres of water. The same amount of water will
produce around 5 kg of food grains which will be sufficient to feed
about 20 people.
3. Production of 1 kg of meat generates around 1 kg of methane into
atmosphere. An animal reared for meat on an average
produces 70 to 120 kg of methane, per year.
4. Globally, (1.4 billion) livestock are responsible for burping methane,
equivalent to 3.1 giga tons of CO2 into atmosphere annually. India
owns 536 mi. >1/3 of Worlds Popualtion.

33. Climate Change Vs Energy Consumption
5. India’s buffalo meat industry is amongst the largest in the world,
exporting >1.2 million tons of meat in 2018 – 19 alone.
6. Thus, the industry takes a heavy toll on the environment
7. On the domestic front, monthly consumption of buffalo meat
increased by nearly 13% in rural areas, and 30% in urban areas
(2009 to 2018).
8. For short distances, let us use mechanical means rather than fuel
driven vehicles (substite electrical)
9. Use Renewable and Non-Conventional energy sources such as
Hydro (Micro, Mini, Large), Solar and Wind. Water mills in HP.
VSEZ has 0.85 MW solar plant.

34. 10)Discard western style of house construction. They need
to absorb energy and we need to dissipate energy.
11)Use semi-automatic washing machine and utilize solar
radiation.
12)Go for small mud water harvesting to store water,
increase vegetation and lowering temperature in
summers.
13)Use Bi-Solar pumps to extract water, for use in
agriculture fields

35. 15.Try to Live in harmony with Nature.
16.Switch to energy-saving LED lights.
17.Go for energy efficient appliances.
18.Avoid Idling of machines waiting for work.
19.Focus on reducing scrap and rework.
20. Paddy cultivation in non-paddy areas should be avoided.
21. Go for dryland agriculture. Raise Crops like bajra with less water requirement.

37. Thanks
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