Uttarakhand
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
9
Priority Sectors
110
Activities
40
SAPCC Indicators
29
State Departments
State Profile
Districts
13
Area
53,483.36 km²
Population
1.01 Cr
Region
North
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
18°C
Annual Rainfall
1,550 mm
Forest & Tree Cover
25,534.97 km²
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About Uttarakhand SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
The Uttarakhand SAPCC was prepared with the State Forest Department as the lead agency and with inputs from 11 sectoral working groups. Uttarakhand SAPCC 1.0 records approval by the State Council for Climate Change on 23 December 2013, subject to incorporating changes following the June 2013 disaster. This represents state-level approval; the portal metadata continues to list the SAPCC status as not-submitted.
Climate profile
- Uttarakhand extends from the Terai and Bhabar plains to the Lesser, Greater and Trans-Himalayan zones. Its climate varies sharply with elevation and terrain, and its water systems depend on monsoon rainfall, winter precipitation, snow, glaciers, springs and high-altitude catchments.
- Available station-level observations show that climate trends are not uniform across the state. Pantnagar recorded decreasing maximum temperatures but increasing minimum temperatures, while Almora recorded an increase of about 0.46°C in average temperature during 1955–2007 and declining annual rainfall relative to its long-term average.
- Projections cited for the wider Himalayan region indicate warming of approximately 1.7–2.2°C by the 2030s relative to the 1970s, together with an increase in annual rainfall of approximately 5–13%. More intense rainfall, altered snow and glacier conditions and increased sediment movement could affect rivers, slopes, infrastructure and mountain livelihoods.
Climate stress at a glance
- Uttarakhand SAPCC 1.0 recognises the exposure of mountain settlements, roads, tourism routes and public services to landslides, flash floods, intense rainfall and other Himalayan hazards.
- Changes in snow, glaciers, springs and rainfall can affect water availability, hydropower, agriculture, forests, biodiversity and rural livelihoods.
- The June 2013 disaster informs the emphasis in Uttarakhand SAPCC 1.0 on risk-sensitive infrastructure, early warning and stronger coordination between development and disaster-management institutions.