MR. SUPONGNUKSHI, IFS CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST & STATE NODAL - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MR. SUPONGNUKSHI, IFS CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST & STATE NODAL OFFICER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.

NAGALAND  AREA : 16,579 Km²  DISTRICTS : 12  TRIBES : 16  POPULATION (2001 CENSUS) : 19.81 LAKHS  DENSITY : 119 PER Km²  RURAL POPULATION : 71.03%  WORKFORCE-AGRI& ALLIED : 68%  AREA UNDER CULTIVATION : 28%

NATURAL RESOURCE PROFILE General Scenario Land Holding Pattern (Ownership-Art 371-A)  Customary Laws over enacted legislation  Multiplicity of Departments/Authorities  Forests in Nagaland  Tree & Forest Cover : Around 75 %  Recorded Forest Area: Over 50 %  Govt. owned : 11.7 %  Private owned : 88.2 %

TRADITION & CULTURE  PREDOMINANTLY FOREST DWELLERS  FOOD  CLOTHING  CONSTRUCTION  NTFPs -BAMBOO, CANE, FUEL WOOD, MEDICINE, FODDER , etc

PARADIGM SHIFT  URBANIZATION  REDUCED JHUMMING  POPULATION CHANGE  ALTERNATE LIVELIHOOD SOURCES

PRESENT PRESSURES  DEFORESTATION- DEVELOPMENTAL PRESSURES,FOREST FIRES  JHUMMING  MINNING  UNSCIENTIFIC EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES  URBANIZATION & EXTENSION OF HUMAN HABITATION  POLLUTION- SOLID WASTE, WATER , AIR, NOISE ETC  HUNTING & WILDLIFE TRADE

CHANGES IN CLIMATIC TRENDS  SAPCC-1 REPORT  PROJECTED IMPACTS  IISC Bangalore  Increased diseases and  Increased monsoon, pests temperatures.  Reduced productivity-  4 th ranked in erratic heavy rainfall environment during flowering time sustainability index for Indian states - Institute  Longer dry spell-dying of for financial management and cash crops research(2008)

ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENTS  GOVERNMENT  NGOs Nagaland State Action Plan  Village communities on Climate Change-  Integrated Agriculture  Natural Nagas  Water Resources  Conservation Society of  Forest and Biodiversity Nagaland  Urban Habitat and Transport   Green Foundation Health  Energy  Greensons  Cross cutting issues  Mithun conservation in  Jhum & degraded area Phek rehabilitation  Sustainable Development  Community Conservation Areas  Forum, Nagaland Wildlife Crime Control  Nagaland State Pollution Control Board

Nagaland State Action Plan on Climate Change (NSAPCC) “ Achieving a Low Carbon Development Trajectory ”

“ Gene pool Conservation of Indigenous Rice Varieties under Traditional Integrated Rotational Farming System (Jhum optimisation) for Promoting Livelihood and Food Security as Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Nagaland ” ASSISTED UNDER:- NATIONAL ADAPTATION FUND FOR CLIMATE CHANGE (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE)

Project Sector : Agriculture  Executing Entity : Agriculture Dept. in collaboration with other project related Depts.  Beneficiaries : 1000 families  primary beneficiary -1000 families  secondary beneficiary 34000 persons  Project Duration : 3 years  Project sanctioned : Feb 2018

Project Objectives  Conservation of genetic resource  Jhum optimization  Enhance capacity in management of genetic and other natural resources  Provide comprehensive risk coverage (life, crop productivity, weather ,market risks etc) to farmers

Departments involved:  Agriculture Department  Soil and Water Conservation Department  Land Resource Development Department  Forest Department  Horticulture Department  New and Renewable Energy department  Agencies / Technical Service Providers -State Agriculture Research Centre -Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development -Nagaland Bee Keeping and Honey Mission -Village Councils (24) -GIZ -International Rice Research Institute, ICAR etc.

Progress so far... Field Gene Bank (Jhum Rice) Mini Gene Bank (MTS) Field Gene Bank (WTRC Rice)

Inception Workshop

District Sensitization

Expected Outcomes  Sustainable land use planning  Conservation of gene pool of traditional and indigenous rice varieties and farmer to farmer seed exchange  Area treatment for traditional integrated farming particularly rice cultivation including soil and water conservation and land rejuvenation  Soil productivity enhancement through environmentally sensitive measures

SAPCC RELATED ACTIVITIES Media workshop on climate change reporting at Kohima , Dec 11-13,  2017 - Dept of Sc & Tech and State Nodal Office for Climate Change GIZ workshop on “Protection and Sustainable Management of Aquatic  Resources in the North Eastern Himalayan Region of India”, at Gauhati, Jan 18, 2018 Indo- US workshop on “Climate Downscaling and Analysis” at  Environment Protection Training Research Institute, Hyderabad, Feb 12 _ 13, 2018 GIZ organized Write-shop for Climate Change project formulations at  Gauhati, April 23-25, 2018 Orientation program for Senior Government Officials on Climate  Change Adaptation & Planning at Kohima, August 9, 2018

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