Exploring synergies between India's climate change and land degradation targets

Lessons from the Glasgow Climate COP

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ID21647510
AutoresShalini Dhyani (0000-0002-0915-5733, Critical Zone Research Group, Water Technology and Management Division CSIR‐National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Nagpur India, autor de correspondencia), Harini Santhanam (0000-0003-3464-8027, Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland Switzerland), Rajarshi Dasgupta (0000-0003-0051-5090, Integrated Sustainability Centre Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Hayama Japan), Dhanya Bhaskar (0000-0002-9569-7239, Faculty of Ecosystem and Environment Management and Centre for Policy Studies Indian Institute of Forest Management Bhopal India), Indu K Murthy (0000-0001-9520-1662, Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland Switzerland), Kripal Singh (0000-0003-2845-7160, Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland Switzerland)
Año2023
Volumen34
Número1
Páginas196-206
Fecha de publicación2023-01-15
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLand Degradation and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ldr.4452
OpenAlexW4294530890
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas18

Land degradation, extending over 96 million hectares is a primary ecological issue for India that has resulted in catastrophic biodiversity loss and exacerbated extreme weather occurrences. One of the major sources of land degradation is large‐scale coal mining to realize country's expanding energy demands. By 2050 climate change and land degradation, will result in US$1730 billion loss for India. Climate COP in Glasgow, 2021 was a watershed event to confront broader climate change challenges. India made one of the boldest pledges to pursue the road of climate justice, protect the most vulnerable, and committed to achieving net‐zero emissions by 2070. This means gradually phasing down coal, reducing emissions and mainstreaming renewable sources. Given the prospect of five challenging but attainable targets, we examine India's readiness and the ramifications of these targets on land degradation reduction. Indian government is continuously increasing strategic support for improved mine closure and mine void restoration while, ensuring that land restoration supports ‘green’ job creation for poverty alleviation. While there is focus on investing significant amounts of national funding to address land degradation, international and private finances can enable to accomplish the larger goals. To enhance the effectiveness of the promises, we propose embedding diverse knowledge systems including indigenous knowledge systems and capabilities by formulating policies that incentivize environmental restoration, people‐centric, climate sensitive strategies, convergence between different government departments as well as schemes, and mainstreaming of systems thinking as a social transformation approach for achieving coupled Climate and Land Degradation Neutrality targets by 2030 and 2070

Business · Civil engineering · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Climate justice · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Land degradation · Land use · Mainstreaming · Natural resource economics · Political science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

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