The climate of the earth is changing. Regardless of what happens to global emissions today, the global surface of the planet shall continue to increase until at least 2050. What the climate of the earth will look like beyond 2050 depends on the speed and magnitude at which humanity manages its greenhouse gas emissions. Now, the Paris Agreement is the preeminent framework of the world for preventing the worst impact of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is additionally the key source of technical guidance and scientific information to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. IPCC reports recognize the interdependence between human societies, biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate. The assessment of climate change impacts, risks and adaptation is set against concurrently unfolding non-climatic global trends, such as rapid urbanization, human demographic shifts, overall unsustainable consumption of natural resources and economic inequalities. This study focuses on the climate change adaptation strategy in South Asia, with a special emphasis on India. South Asia is among the most vulnerable regions on the planet to the impact of climate change. The region is experiencing a "new climate normal" in which intensifying cyclones, floods, droughts, and heat waves are testing the limits of the citizens and government. The changing climate might hamper the living conditions of up to 800 million people in South Asia. However, at the same time, South Asia is pioneering many climate-smart solutions starting from scaling up renewable energy to innovative community approaches to coastal resilience. Scaling up such efforts is vital to building resilience to the rapidly warming climate in the area and curbing emissions. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in India was launched in 2008 by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, and is aimed at creating awareness among the representatives of the public, scientists, industries, and different agencies of the government on the threat posed by climate change and the steps to counter it. The conclusions made in this study are based on secondary data sources from government websites, reports, news articles, and research papers.

Keywords: Climate Change, National Action Plan, Climate Change Adaption Strategy, UNFCC.