Jharkhand
Nodal Department:Department of Forest, Environment & Climate Change
9
Priority Sectors
52
Activities
68
SAPCC Indicators
12
State Departments
State Profile
Districts
24
Area
79,716 km²
Population
3.30 Cr
Region
East
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
26°C
Annual Rainfall
1,200mm -1,400 mm
Forest & Tree Cover
27,403.33 km²
Jharkhand's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
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About Jharkhand SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
The Department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand, is the nodal agency responsible for the preparation, coordination, and implementation of the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC). In accordance with the Government of India's revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), updated National Missions, and the Common Framework for Revision of State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC 2.0), Jharkhand is revising its SAPCC. The revised SAPCC 2.0 addresses 12 strategic sectors - Agriculture, Forests, Health, Industry, Mining, Energy, Urban Development, Transport, Disaster Management, Rural Development, Water and Finance. A draft of the revised plan has been submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, which has provided recommendations that are currently being incorporated. The revised plan focuses on the State Profile, Climate Profile, Vulnerability Assessment, Mitigation Strategy, Adaptation Strategy, Financing, Institutional Mechanism and Monitoring & Evaluation framework for effective implementation.
Climate profile
- Jharkhand, an eastern state in India has been carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15th November 2000 and became the 28th State of Republic of India. The state spreads over an area of 79714 sq km, between Latitude 21º 55' 00'' and 25º 15' 00'' and Longitude 83º15' 00''and 87º 55' 00' with Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, and Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east.
- The state is Classified under the agro-climatic zone VII (Eastern Plateau and Hilly region), Jharkhand is further sub divided into three zones namely, Central and North Eastern Plateau Zone, Western Plateau Zone and South Eastern Plateau Zone (NABARD, 2012) with climate profile varying from dry semi-humid to humid semi-arid types.
- The cumulative rainfall during the monsoon season was found to be almost constant However, trend analysis depicts and the spatial distribution shows decreasing trend, it also indicates warmer conditions and possible changes in rainfall and rainy days, while noting limitations in the available modelling.
Climate stress at a glance
- Rainfed agriculture and the mostly undulating plateau's rapid runoff make soil moisture, water harvesting, storage, groundwater recharge and watershed management important planning concerns.
- Forests and other natural resources are closely connected with tribal and forest-dependent communities and rural livelihoods.
- Mining, industry, thermal power and growing urban areas connect climate planning with land restoration, water use, pollution control, energy efficiency and resilient infrastructure.