Climate change refers to any drastic change in the measures of climate (such as temperatures, rainfall, frequency of natural disasters, etc.) that last for a long period of time. Global warming is the increase of Earth's average surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases that trap the heat that would otherwise escape from Earth.

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Climate change has an impact across various sectors. The most physically visible characteristics include fluctuations in temperature, rainfall levels and so on. This in turn has effects on sectors such as public health (e.g. rise in infectious diseases), disasters (increase in frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as droughts, flooding, cyclones, etc.), agriculture (droughts, flooding, locust attacks, fall in productivity, etc.) and natural resources (such as water scarcity, food security, etc.). Climate change is becoming an urgent problem, because of its potential to severely impact other critical sectors. Click here to know more about these factors in Andhra Pradesh’s districts.

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The Connecting the Dots Programme aims to equip legislators with climate relevant information towards promoting low carbon decisions in their constituencies. Click here to know more about the programme. To know more about the key socio-economic and climate information for districts in Andhra Pradesh, visit the “Know your District” page.

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GHGs are gases in the atmosphere those are responsible for causing global warming and climate change. The major GHGs are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Emissions are the release of these gases into the atmosphere and are a major cause of global warming.

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Globally, there are two broad approaches to combat climate change.

Adaptation measures deal with helping people adapt to the impacts of climate change. For example, rain water harvesting can be considered an adaptation practice, since it helps communities deal with water scarcity issues by storing and utilising water more effectively.

Mitigation measures focus on strategies to reduce the GHG emissions and thus the impact of climate change. For example, using renewable energy sources instead of conventional sources such as coal will reduce pollution and GHG emission levels.

Access to money to fund these measures is critical ensure effective implementation. Climate finance is a source of funding that is exclusively set aside towards combating climate change. This is available at a global, regional, national and local level. Visit the Funding Options page of this website to know more about the available climate finance sources and more.

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Adjustment or preparation of systems to a new or changing environment which moderates harm and creates opportunities to manage the impacts of climate change.

Adaptive capacity is the ability of a system to adjust to climate change by minimising potential damages (example, building cyclone shelters will help reduce loss of human lives), taking advantage of opportunities (example, promoting and investing in the renewable energy sector), or coping with the consequences (example, promoting the use of drought-resilient or less water intensive seed varieties in dry areas).

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Mitigation means ‘to reduce’. Specifically, in the context of climate change, it refers to any initiatives towards reducing greenhouse gas sources (such as use of renewable resources) and emissions and hence, climate change.

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It is an approach that rethinks development planning and proposes alternatives (such as green infrastructure planning, sustainable public transport) with lower emissions. Connecting the Dots aims to equip legislators with information to strengthen local action on low carbon development.

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Promote awareness: Climate change is primarily seen as a scientific and technical issue. However, its potential to impact the larger society and economy needs to be highlighted.

Collaborate with your legislators: Legislators have a critical role to play in ensuring the translation of policy into implementation. It is important to have participatory conversations with legislative representatives towards informing them about issues and potential approaches to tackling climate change at the local level.

Green growth and low carbon development: A policy focus that emphasises environmentally sustainable economic progress to foster low-carbon, socially inclusive development.

Become a Climate Champion: You can also become a Climate Champion who can take up these causes among your peers. Meet the CtD Andhra Pradesh Climate Champions here.

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Several websites collect and organise information on climate finance, at a global level. Some of the most widely used website include, the Climate Funds Update and the Climate Finance Options.

This website also provides comprehensive information on publicly available climate finance information, across sectors, type of fund, fund focus, structure of funding across global, national and private sources of funding. You can visit the Funding Options page of this website to know more.

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India ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992 and has also agreed on the recent Paris Agreement.

UNFCCC requires countries to provide a list of climate actions they agree to undertake. These are called the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). India’s INDC commitments include actions such as increasing the forest cover and promoting greater use of renewable energy sources. Specifically, some of the initiatives include—cutting emissions intensity per unit GDP by 33-35% of 2005 levels, create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of GHGs by increasing forest and tree cover and achieve around 40% of cumulative installed electric power capacity from renewable energy sources.

India also has a National Action Plan on Climate Change that was drafted in 2008. The document outlines eight core national missions on solar, energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water, Himalayan ecosystems, green economy, sustainable agriculture and strategic knowledge for climate change. In 2009 the Government of India directed all state governments and union territories to prepare State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC), consistent with the strategy outlined in the NAPCC. SAPCCs map regional climate vulnerability, examine future projections, arrive at sector implications, and frame actionable strategies. You can download Andhra Pradesh’s SAPCC here.

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This website has a compilation of key technical terms relevant to climate change. You can download it here.

For more resources on climate change and the work being done by on the Connecting the Dots Programme, please visit the Explore Resources page.

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