Assam Climate Change Management Society

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, impacting ecosystems, biodiversity, and public health.

From ever-increasing global plastic production to everyday consumption patterns, the scale of plastic waste highlights the urgent need for sustainable practices.

On this Earth Day, let's commit to making informed choices, responsible consumption, and collective action to reduce plastic pollution and protect our environment.



Rizwan Uz Zaman Rituraj Phukan Mahabahu Daily Arindam Goswami Manish Buragohain Pankaj Mili Sayoni Ghosh @

Today on World Health Day, we are highlighting the impact of climate change on our health focussing on this year’s theme “Together for health. Stand with Science”.

As per the reports of the World Health Organization, nearly 7 million annual deaths are reported globally, underscoring the urgent need for cleaner energy and sustainable practices. Today, the changing climate has turned out to be one of the greatest threats to human health. Rising temperatures, extreme events like floods and heatwaves, and increasing air pollution are affecting millions of lives every year, directly impacting human health and livelihoods. From the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue to growing risks of respiratory and heart conditions, the impacts are real and urgent.

Let’s commit to mitigating the ongoing climate change and make our health systems climate-resilient.

The theme of World Water Day 2026 - Water and Gender, highlight a reality we can no longer ignore, access to water is linked to gender equality.

1.8 billion people acrosss the globe still do not have drinking water at home. In 2 out of 3 households, women and girls are primarily responsible for collecting water. This time-consuming task limits their access to education, livelihoods, and opportunities, while also affecting their health and safety.

As we observe this day, let's recognize that ensuring safe and equitable water access is not just about infrastructure, it is about building a more just and inclusive future for all. Let’s commit to closing this water gap.

Wild species across the globe are facing an unprecedented crisis and are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, and pollution. From iconic megafauna to lesser-known arthropods and plants, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate.

In ecologically sensitive Assam which is home to the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros and the Asian Elephant, increasing climate stress and human encroachment further intensify risks to wildlife survival.

World Wildlife Day 2026 with its theme, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihood,” highlights the importance of wild plants in supporting healthcare systems, cultural traditions, and local economies, while calling for urgent action against overharvesting, habitat degradation, and climate change.

This World Wildlife Day 2026, let us pledge to protect habitats, restore wetlands and forests, reduce our ecological footprint, and promote harmonious coexistence with nature. Every responsible action we take today will help safeguard our natural heritage for generations to come.

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Chandra Mohan Patowary Assam Climate Change Management Society Assam State Biodiversity Board

ACCMS, Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department, Assam in collaboration with WRI India, organised a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Sustainable Cooling Pathways for Assam and the Northeastern States to address the growing challenge of rising heat and cooling demand.

The workshop brought together government officials, experts, and practitioners to discuss the Assam Cooling Action Plan and identify practical ways to turn the plan into action.

Discussions focused on promoting climate-friendly and energy-efficient cooling solutions across the building, transport, cold chain, and industry sectors along with exploring financial requirement and monitoring framework.

The exchange of experiences from different Northeastern States highlighted the regional issues and the need for coordinated efforts to build heat-resilient spaces across this vulnerable region.

This consultation was an important step to build the resilience of communities and sectors against increasing heat and to support Assam’s climate action goals.

Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS), under the Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department, Assam, in collaboration with iForest, organized an Expert Consultation Workshop in Guwahati to shape Assam’s Climate Change Roadmap 2047, focusing on the theme “Forest, Wetland and Biodiversity.”

Dr. Satyendra Singh, IFS, Chief Executive Officer, ACCMS, in his key remark, highlighted Assam’s vulnerability to climate change and emphasized the responsibility entrusted to ACCMS to draft a forward-looking roadmap. He underscored the vision of building a climate-resilient Assam while contributing to India’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.

In the technical session, Dr. Rizwan Uz Zaman, Technical Consultant, ACCMS, facilitated the deliberations alongside the technical presentations delivered by experts from iForest, New Delhi.

The workshop provided strategic direction for the Assam Climate Change Roadmap by bringing together key government departments, sectoral experts, academicians, research institutions, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. Participants deliberated on existing challenges and explored potential solutions to inform and strengthen the development of the Assam Climate Change Roadmap.

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Chandra Mohan Patowary Rizwan Uz Zaman Abhinandan Saikia iFOREST Arindam Goswami Manish Buragohain Sayoni Ghosh হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন

As part of a series of 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 for developing a 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗺, the Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS), Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of assam, with technical support from iFOREST, organized one of the workshops on "𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" on 𝟭𝟬ᵗʰ 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at Ratnamouli Palace, Guwahati.

The workshop brought together officials from government line departments, think tanks, civil society organisations, NGOs and academicians, to deliberate on multi-hazard climate and disaster risk reduction, climate-informed planning and ecosystem-based approaches (EbAs).

The discussions highlighted Assam’s growing vulnerability to climate induced disasters such as floods, heatwaves, landslides, erosion and drought-like conditions and the urgent need to integrate climate risk into planning and development. Deliberations were made on how to make the roadmap robust, integrated and need based on grounded realities, including mechanisms for financial assistance. Participants also stressed the importance of community participation, inter-departmental coordination and results-based monitoring to translate plans into action on the ground.

The consultation reaffirmed the need for a clear climate roadmap for Assam, aligned with national and global goals, supported by strong data systems, innovative financing, and local stewardship.



Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Chandra Mohan Patowary Mahendra Kumar Yadava Rizwan Uz Zaman Rituraj Phukan Anand Kanoo Manish Buragohain Arindam Goswami হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন Sayoni Ghosh Arpita Buragohain Pankaj Mili Assam State Disaster Management Authority-ASDMA iFOREST

Today, a delegation from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal, visited the Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS) and the Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department, Government of Assam, and participated in an interactive session.

Shri Rohini Ballav Saikia, IFS, DCF (Wildlife), briefed the participants on Assam’s Amrit Brikshya Andolan, highlighting its objectives, the unique strategy of mass participation, and its key achievements.

Dr. Rizwan Uz Zaman, Technical Consultant, ACCMS, interacted with the students and apprised them of the various green initiatives being implemented in Assam, including the vision of Assam State Action Plan on Climate Change (ASAPCC) Version 2.0 (2021–2030).

The session concluded with an engaging question-and-answer discussion on sustainable infrastructure and climate-responsive development in the state.

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Assam Pollution Control Board Chandra Mohan Patowary Rizwan Uz Zaman Manish Buragohain হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন Sayoni Ghosh Arindam Goswami

Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS), Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Assam, in collaboration with WRI India and Vasudha Foundation, organized a Zonal Stakeholder Consultation on District-level GHG Inventorization in Guwahati for district-level officers from concerned line departments of Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Baksa, and Tamulpur districts.

The purpose of this consultation was to strengthen the understanding of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, their methodologies and data sources, and to identify key data gaps and ways to address those gaps to formulate a robust greenhouse gas inventory.

Dr. Satyendra Singh, IFS, Addl. PCCF and Chief Executive Officer, ACCMS, in his special address, spoke about India’s commitment to limiting the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of its economy. He emphasized that the development of a greenhouse gas inventory would be instrumental in assessing progress toward this commitment and in supporting micro-level climate action planning.

Dr. Rizwan Uz Zaman, Technical Consultant, ACCMS, underscored the importance of district-level GHG inventorisation in facilitating bottom-up, climate-responsive planning and strengthening governance in Assam.

The consultation included technical sessions on district-level GHG inventory frameworks, and the role of inventories in evidence-based mitigation planning. Sector-wise discussions focused on data requirements and gaps across Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU).

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Chandra Mohan Patowary Rizwan Uz Zaman WRI India David Rajbangshi Arindam Goswami Manish Buragohain Sayoni Ghosh হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন Assam State Disaster Management Authority-ASDMA Assam Pollution Control Board Jayashree Devi Masfique Hazarika

The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day, "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage", reminds us that for generations, communities have lived in harmony with wetlands using traditional knowledge to manage water, harvest resources sustainably and protect biodiversity.

These practices are deeply rooted to our cultural heritages and offer valuable lessons for climate resilience today.

For generations, population in Assam, especially the residence of floodplains has lived in harmony with wetlands and is intertwined for their culture, traditions, and livelihoods.

As climate change intensifies, in the state, recognising and strengthening indigenous and local knowledge systems along with scientific studies are essential for not only conserving wetlands and sustaining livelihoods but also for combating disasters.

Assam State Action Plan for Climate Change (ASAPCC) recognizes the conservation of wetland as a major strategy to counter climate change impacts, and to protect and preserve these biodiversity hotspots.

Let's join hands to conserve, preserve and protect the Wetlands of Assam.




Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Chandra Mohan Patowary Mahendra Kumar Yadava Assam Pollution Control Board Assam State Disaster Management Authority-ASDMA Rizwan Uz Zaman Rituraj Phukan Iora Ecological Solutions Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Samir Bordoloi Arindam Goswami Pankaj Mili Manish Buragohain Sayoni Ghosh

Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS), Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Assam, in collaboration with WRI India and Vasudha Foundation, organized a Zonal Stakeholder Consultation on District-level GHG Inventorization at Bongaigaon for district-level officers from concerned line departments of Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Dhubri, South Salmara Mancachar districts.

The purpose of this consultation was to strengthen understanding of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, their methodologies and data sources, and to identify key data gaps and ways to address those gaps to formulate a robut greenhouse gas inventory.

In the inaugural session, Dr. Rizwan Uz Zaman, Technical Consultant, ACCMS emphasized the role of district-level GHG inventorisation in enabling bottom-up climate-responsive planning and governance in Assam. Shri Chandan Nath, ACS, ADC, Bongaigaon highlighted the impacts of climate change felt across the rural life specifically and urged the participants to have active discussion.

The consultation included technical sessions on district-level GHG inventory frameworks, and the role of inventories in evidence-based mitigation planning. Sector-wise discussions focused on data requirements and gaps across Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU).

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India CMO Assam Chandra Mohan Patowary Mahendra Kumar Yadava Assam Pollution Control Board Assam State Disaster Management Authority-ASDMA Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Rizwan Uz Zaman Arindam Goswami হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন Manish Buragohain Sayoni Ghosh Rituraj Phukan Masfique Hazarika

Assam Climate Change Management Society (ACCMS), Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Assam, in collaboration with WRI India and Vasudha Foundation, organized a Zonal Stakeholder Consultation on District-level GHG Inventorization at Silchar on 29/01/2026 for district-level officers from concerned line departments of Cachar, Sribhumi, Hailakandi, Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong.

The consultation aimed to strengthen understanding of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, their methodologies and data sources, and to identify key data gaps for effective district-level climate action, with participation from senior officials across sectors.

In the inaugural session, Shri Manish Kuntal Buragohain, Policy Officer, PMU-ACCMS, emphasized the role of district-level GHG inventorisation in enabling climate-responsive governance in Assam. Shri Nabuttom Sharma, Executive Officer, Silchar Municipal Corporation, highlighted the impacts of climate change on district governance and underscored GHG inventories as a practical tool for planning.

The consultation included technical sessions on district-level GHG inventory frameworks, and the role of inventories in evidence-based mitigation planning. Sector-wise discussions focused on data requirements and gaps across Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) sectors.

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Chandra Mohan Patowary Rizwan Uz Zaman Arindam Goswami Manish Buragohain হিৰক জ্যোতি বৰ্মন Sayoni Ghosh