Meghalaya
Nodal Department:Nodal department: Planning, Investment Promotion & Sustainable Development Department
8
Priority Sectors
81
Activities
580
SAPCC Indicators
13
State Departments
State Profile
Districts
12
Area
22,429 km²
Population
0.30 Cr
Region
Northeast
Climate Zones
3
Avg Temperature
20°C
Annual Rainfall
4,000 mm to 11,500 mm
Forest & Tree Cover
17,687.40 km²
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About Meghalaya SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
The Meghalaya SAPCC 2.0 (2023–2030) was approved by the National Level Steering Committee on Climate Change on 15 May 2025. It was prepared through a State Core Group under the Planning Department and Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, with the Meghalaya Climate Change Centre as the nodal technical institution. Its strategies include 71 adaptation actions across 11 departments and six sectors, and 10 mitigation actions across four departments and two sectors.
Climate profile
- Meghalaya has three major physiographic regions: the Khasi Hills in the central plateau, the Jaintia Hills in the east, and the generally lower Garo Hills in the west.
- Its terrain supports tropical monsoon, hot and humid subtropical, and warm and humid subtropical climatic areas. The southwest monsoon produces a long, intensely rainy summer, followed by a short autumn and cool winter.
- Rainfall varies greatly across the state. The southern slopes of the Khasi Hills include Mawsynram and Sohra, while other parts of the state receive substantially lower rainfall.
- SAPCC 2.0 records a warming trend during the historical period assessed and an increase in monsoon rainfall, with significant spatial differences. Its projections indicate continued warming and changes in rainfall and extreme events under different future scenarios.
Climate stress at a glance
- Agriculture and many rural livelihoods depend on rainfall, forests, and other climate-sensitive natural resources.
- Despite very high annual rainfall, seasonal and local water shortages occur because of rainfall variability, steep terrain, changes affecting springs, and limited storage.
- The document also considers forest and biodiversity pressures, shifting cultivation, landslides, mining-affected land and water, urban growth, and the role of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo customary institutions.