Karnataka
Spans the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, the dry Deccan Plateau and a 94-island Karavali coast home to 30,713 fishing families. Bidar, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Koppal, Gadag, Bagalkote and Yadgir face the highest agricultural vulnerability; Bengaluru's urban heat, declining groundwater, sea-level rise and shifting forest types in Bijapur–Hassan shape diverse climate exposure.
Nodal Department:Environment Department
7
Missions
57
Activities
40
Indicators
22
Departments
State Profile
Districts
30
Area
191,791 km²
Population
61.1 Million
Coastline
320 km
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
25°C
Annual Rainfall
1,150 mm
Forest Cover
38,575 km²
Karnataka's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
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| Indicator | Unit | Current Status | Target by 2030 | Progress | Baseline Year (2021) | Last Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Solar Power Deployment in the country | GW | 150.26 (as of 31.03.2026) | 292 | 51% | 49.35 (as of 31.12.2021) | 1 Dec 2025 |
About Karnataka SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
Karnataka's revised SAPCC (V.2) updates V.1 against MoEFCC's revised framework, prepared by EMPRI with sectoral inputs and review from IISc, CSTEP, TERI and other experts. District-level projections use a bias-corrected ensemble of 15 CORDEX models. The plan adopts a green-growth roadmap aligned with India's NDCs and SDGs across nine sectors — Energy, Transport, Industry, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forest, Health and Water Resources.
Climate profile
- Summer maximum rose 0.18–0.61°C and winter minimum 0.30–0.65°C over 1985–2015; annual rainfall up to +25% (1987–2016), with 20–25% rise in the Western Ghats.
- Summer maximum projected +0.5–1.5°C in the 2030s and +1–2.5°C in the 2080s under RCP 4.5/8.5; winter minimum +0.5–2.5°C and +1–2.5°C.
- Mean annual rainfall projected +5.16–10.55% (RCP 4.5) and +8.85–17.24% (RCP 8.5) across 2021–60; high-intensity (>100 mm/day) events +1–2/year; drought years declining.
Climate stress at a glance
- Bidar, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Koppal, Gadag, Bagalkote and Yadgir are most agriculturally vulnerable; >50% of the state has soil water-availability capacity below 100 mm.
- 23 of 94 coastal islands are inhabited — SLR threatens jettys, wharfs and fish-landing facilities; the coast hosts 30,713 fishing families and 0.167 Million fisherfolk.
- InfoCrop projects productivity gain in chickpea, cotton, maize, sugarcane but loss in rice, sorghum, soybean, redgram, ragi, wheat, groundnut; forest dieback in Bijapur, Raichur, Koppal, Bellary, Chitradurga, Kodagu, Hassan.
Karnataka Documents
Karnataka State Action Plan on Climate Change
Environment Department
Gender Transformative Approach to Livelihoods: A Toolkit
MoEFCC, Government of India — NAPCC 2.0
Guidelines for Floating Solar PV in India
MoEFCC, Government of India — NAPCC 2.0
Global Lessons for India's Adaptation Strategy
GIZ India — NAP/SAPCC