Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme

Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme

Sustainable Development Goals

Current scientific evidence suggests instability in the Himalayan ecosystem as result of climate change impacts and increased uncertainty. Vulnerability is also increased as a result of cascading effects of changes in composition and distribution of natural resources – water, forest and agro-biodiversity.

In response, the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (IHCAP) is a project under Global Programme Climate Change (GPCC) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

The IHCAP builds on capacity and knowledge enhancement related to three pillars:
• Scientific and technical knowledge cooperation between Indian and Swiss scientific institutions
• Strengthening Institutions for adaptation measures among vulnerable communities
• Mainstreaming adaptation policies for improved action in the Indian Himalayan Region

List of partners:

• Meteodat GMBH
• University of Fribourg
• University of Bern
• University of Geneva
• Himachal Pradesh Council for Science and Technology
• Himachal Pradesh Centre for Climate Change (HPCCC)
• GB Pant Institute for Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED

Duration: 2012 - 2015

Find out more on IHCAP by reading the synthesis report. 

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