Ladakh
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
9
Priority Sectors
235
Activities
35
SAPCC Indicators
18
State Departments
State Profile
Local Government Directory (LGD) – Districts, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | Dataset updated: 29 August 2026
Districts
2
Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh, Public Works Department | Geographical area: 59,146 km² | Reference year: 2025
Area
59,146 km²
Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; Population based on Census 2011 | Census year: 2011
Population
0.0274 Cr
Region
North
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
3°C
Annual Rainfall
100 mm
India State of Forest Report 2023, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Assessment year: 2023
Forest & Tree Cover
3,178.94 km²
Ladakh's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
National Solar Mission · Showing 1 of 1 indicators
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Total Solar Power Deployment in the country
UnitGW
Current Progress0.018753
Baseline Value0
Last updated
About Ladakh SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
Ladakh was part of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir when the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir SAPCC was prepared. The Ladakh page therefore uses the missions, activities, governance and other details provided in that SAPCC.
Climate profile
- Ladakh is a high-altitude cold desert lying north of the main Himalayan range. Its climate is characterised by low precipitation, large differences between day and night temperatures, long cold winters and a short growing season.
- Snow and glaciers are central to the region's water systems. Much of the limited precipitation is associated with winter western disturbances, while localised summer cloudbursts can produce flash floods in the steep, sparsely vegetated terrain.
- The SAPCC records warming, changes in snowfall and snow cover, glacier-related concerns and resulting pressures on water availability, agriculture, pastoral livelihoods and fragile mountain ecosystems in Ladakh.
Climate stress at a glance
- Settlements and cultivation depend heavily on glacier- and snow-fed water in an arid landscape.
- Ladakh SAPCC 1.0 identifies risks to high-altitude agriculture, livestock and pastoral systems, wetlands, wildlife, tourism, infrastructure and remote communities.
- The region's altitude, ecological fragility and limited connectivity affect both climate exposure and the practical delivery of services and adaptation measures.