Abstract:

This report embodies information on national circumstances, national GHG inventory, mitigation actions, and an analysis of the constraints, gaps, and related finance, technology and capacity building needs, including information on domestic Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV). The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal ministry under the Government of India for coordination and management of climate change - related programmes, actions and reporting information. MoEFCC, with its cross-ministerial and institutional network, is implementing and executing matters related to the National Communications and Biennial Update Reports (BURs). India furnished it’s Initial National Communication (INC) in 2004, Second National Communication (SNC) in 2012 and First Biennial Update Report (BUR-1) in 2016 to the UNFCCC.