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Swaminathan prepares draft model Act for state

COMMUNITY leadership at its grassroots level have a major role to play in the Climate Risk Management Act 2008, drafted by the Climate Change Department of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. Talking to journalists here on Monday professor Swaminathan , said the draft model act ("draft for consideration, adaptation and possible adoption by the State Government'') for local level climate risk management was drafted by the participants of the inter-disciplinary dialogue on "Community management of climate change, role of Panchayats and Nagarpalikas'' conducted by the institution recently.