Climate Change Cell, Odisha

Sri Satyabrata Sahu, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary to Government

(Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department)

Implementing Departments

Continue the livelihood-focused, people-centric integrated watershed development programmes in rain-fed areas vulnerable to climatic variations.
Establish an institutional delivery mechanism to promote best practices on climate change
Capacity building of extension personnel
Increase the area under fruit crops to help cope with uncertain weather patterns
Develop water-efficient micro-irrigation methods: individual and community farm ponds
Ensure coordination by the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of climate change adaptation initiatives
Create awareness among farmers of climate change adaptation.
Establish an automated weather station
Establish a seed bank at the village level.
Promote SRI.
Encourage the adoption of climate-resilient cropping techniques.
Document Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) in agriculture.
Green energy efficient models for farmers