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Download PDF Experts on climate change from eight Saarc countries yesterday drafted an action plan comprising seven thematic working areas to battle the impacts of climate change.
Development partners of the Saarc member states meanwhile agreed in principle to provide grants for creating a regional climate change fund.
The draft, prepared on the final day of the two-day meet of the climate change experts, will be placed at a ministerial level meeting of the Saarc countries today for their endorsement.
Once the action plan is approved, it will be implemented over a three-year period from 2009, sources said.
The theme of the draft is based on regional cooperation, said experts present at yesterday’s meeting.
Meeting sources said the representatives of different development partners, who were present at yesterday’s opening session as observers, have agreed in principle to provide grants for creating a regional climate change fund.
The experts said the thematic areas of the draft are adapting to the climate change, forming policies and finding out actions for climate change mitigation, actions for technology transfer, creating fund for investment in research, working on climate change education, training and awareness based on New Delhi work programme, monitoring, assessment and management of impact risks caused by climate change, and capacity building programmes for the Saarc member states to deal international negotiations.
The experts committee also finalised a few prioritised action plan including capacity building for clean development mechanism (CDM) projects.
India, which is implementing 342 CDM projects at present, will share its experiences with other Saarc countries in this regard.
Bangladesh is presently implementing two CDM projects while six other Saarc countries are yet to launch any.
On priority basis the member countries will start monitoring the climate and weather including rise in sea level and trend of different natural calamities and share the information.
The experts also suggested taking help of the media when required.
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