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Climate Change Fund (CCF)

NABARD had created a Climate Change Fund during 2016-17 with a corpus of Rs.5 crore which has been enhanced to
Rs. 20 cr for promoting and supporting activities aimed at addressing climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation
measures, awareness generation, knowledge sharing and for facilitating sustainable development.
An amount of 5.2 crore was utilized from the fund towards support to various promotional activities viz; sponsoring
training and capacity building activities undertaken by Centre for Climate Change, BIRD, Lucknow; sponsorship of
World Sustainable Development Summit 2020, World Water Summit, solar model farm at KVK in Delhi, installing
customized Automated Weather Stations in Nagaland, a study on e-waste management in Sikkim, a project on awareness
generation of mangroves, coastal ecosystem and livelihood opportunities of local communities in Goa, sponsoring several
regional conferences/seminars on climate change awareness, etc.

Study of E-waste

management for
Model Solar Farm in

KVK – Ujwa, New Delhi conservation and
livelihood activities

• A demonstration model for
“Mukhyamantri Aay Badotari Yojana” in the state of Sikkim

• Grant assistance sanctioned for 24.80 • e proposal will involve studying
lakh to set up 110 KW Solar farm entire system of E-waste
management in Sikkim and help in
• Estimated savings to KVK Ujwa are developing economically and
around Rs. 3,52,500/- per annum. environmentally feasible ways to
manage the waste.
• Decentralized renewable energy is a viable
proposition to irregular and scarce energy • Grant assistance sanctioned:
supply in rural areas. 4.75 lakh.

• Conceptualize local social
entrepreneurship models,
particularly women-centric business
models for sustainable management
of E-waste.

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Climate Change Interventions of
NABARD – A Glimpse