Telangana Urban Climate Centre and Adaptation Atlas Initiative
Source:The Hindu ↗
हे का महत्त्वाचे आहे
This development highlights proactive sub-national governance in tackling climate change, offering a model for evidence-based urban resilience planning and disaster risk reduction in Indian cities.
सारांश
Telangana has launched the State Climate Centre for Cities and the Urban Climate Atlas to enhance urban climate resilience, mitigate urban heat islands, and guide data-backed urban planning and adaptation strategies.
मुख्य मुद्दे
- Telangana launched the State Climate Centre for Cities and the Urban Climate Atlas to address climate vulnerabilities in urban areas.
- The initiative aims to build urban resilience against climate change impacts such as the Urban Heat Island effect and erratic rainfall patterns.
- It provides a data-driven framework and decision-support tool for urban planners, policymakers, and local bodies.
- Developed in partnership with institutions like the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) to foster sustainable urban development.
महत्त्वाच्या संज्ञा
State Climate Centre for Cities
A specialized nodal platform established to build urban climate resilience, manage climate data, conduct vulnerability studies, and assist municipalities in integrating climate action into local planning.
UPSC context
Relevant for GS Paper III (Environment, Disaster Management, Urbanization) - tests institutional frameworks for climate adaptation and urban governance.
Urban Climate Atlas
A digital mapping tool providing spatial information on urban climate risks, emissions, and vulnerabilities to help decision-makers prioritize data-backed investments and adaptation strategies.
UPSC context
Relevant for GS Paper III (Urbanization & Disaster Management) - tests technological tools used for mapping and mitigating urban climate risks like heat islands.
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
An autonomous institution established in 1956 offering training and research for civil servants, playing a crucial role in public policy formulation, good governance, and management reforms in India.
UPSC context
Relevant for GS Paper II (Governance & Civil Services) - tests knowledge of premier institutions aiding bureaucratic capacity building and policy execution.
पूर्वपरीक्षा सापळा
State Climate Centres for Cities are exclusively set up and funded by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under NAPCC.
Aspirants often assume central bodies like the MoEFCC exclusively formulate urban climate frameworks, missing state-led innovations like the State Climate Centre for Cities.
संबंधित स्थिर संकल्पना
What is the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and what are its primary causes?
- Albedo Reduction: Surface replacement of vegetation and soil with impermeable, dark construction materials that absorb solar radiation.
- Geometric Trapping: Heat trapping within deep canyons formed by high-rise buildings and restricted airflow in urban sprawls.
- Waste Heat: Anthropogenic heat released from vehicles, air conditioning units, and industrial processes within metropolitan clusters.
आंतर-विषय नमुने
Urban Climate Resilience + India's NDCs
Urban climate planning initiatives directly link sub-national climate action plans with India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
GIS Mapping + Urban Disaster Management
Mapping urban heat islands and erratic rainfall using data platforms bridges the gap between scientific disaster management and local municipal governance.
Urban adaptation indexes and climate atlases are prime candidates for matching-type questions on state-level environmental initiatives.
संबंधित PYQ · 3
संबंधित PYQ · 3
- 2024MainsGS3
Flooding in urban areas is an emerging climate-induced disaster. Discuss the causes of this disaster. Mention the features of two such major floods in the last two decades in India. Describe the policies and frameworks in India that aim at tackling such floods.
- 2024MainsGS3
What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030).
- 2020MainsGS3
Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India departing from the earlier reactive approach.
