NITI Aayog Climate Adaptation Workshop for Local Planning
Why in the news
NITI Aayog brought together stakeholders in New Delhi to discuss how climate adaptation can become part of grassroots development planning.
Key facts
- Event: a national workshop titled ‘Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation’ within local-level development plans.
- Organiser: NITI Aayog; venue: New Delhi.
- Participants: policymakers, climate experts, civil society organisations and development practitioners.
- Aim: explore workable strategies to build climate resilience into Panchayat Development Plans.
Significance
- Village-level plans are the unit where adaptation measures are put into practice, so including climate resilience there links national goals to local action.
- The gathering of officials, experts and community groups points to a shared, multi-stakeholder approach.
Exam angle
- Think-tank in the news: NITI Aayog.
- Plan type in focus: Panchayat Development Plans.
- Theme: climate adaptation and local planning.