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Policy Brief
The Goa (Regulation of Land Prior to planning and siting of land use and development schemes, climate vulnerability assessment to identify
Development and Building the vulnerable hotspots, communities, and assets may be undertaken.
Construction) Act, 2008
The Goa, Daman and Diu Prior to planning and siting of housing schemes, vulnerability assessment for risks including floods, water logging,
Housing Board Act, 1968 and impacts of sea level rise should be undertaken. Currently, building bylaws do not specifically cover flood risk
and Rules, 1969 (last management or heat stress issues though rainwater recharging has been addressed to a certain extent. These
amended in 2001) aspects need to be addressed in the planning process for housing development and the building bylaws for urban
areas. The Rules and bylaws under the Act should enable promotion and development of green and energy ef-
ficient buildings based on Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and GRIHA
(Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), India’s indigenous green rating system for built environment.
Goa Housing and Habitat The policy primarily outlines the procedure to be followed for the preparation, approval and financing of housing
Policy, 2010 schemes. Under this provision integration of climate change considerations and resilience building measures
may be made mandatory in the preparation and approval process. Also, the policy should incentivize and enable
financing mechanisms for development of resilient housing.
Water Supply and Sewerage
The Goa Provision of Water The Act should ensure departmental coordination and sharing of information with the concerned departments
Supply Act, 2003 developing and managing urban water supply. For example, the Ground Water cell should assist the Public Works
Department (PWD) and city municipalities in quality monitoring and assessment at locations of bulk withdrawal.
The Goa Ground Water
Regulation Act, 2002 and
Rules, 2003
The Goa Sewerage System The process of planning and siting of sewerage systems should take the vulnerability assessment and low-lying
and Sanitation Services zones into consideration to minimize risks to public health.
Management Act, 2008 &
Rules, 2010 The design features of new drains to appropriately build in resilience features into the system, for instance,
slopes, building materials, etc., to manage damage and corrosion risks as a result of floods, water logging and
sea-level rise and ingress.
Use of DEWATS and other suitable decentralized sewage management systems.
Solid Waste, Sanitation, and Public Health Management
The Municipal Solid Waste Schedule I- Specifications for Landfill Sites in the Rules, specify the criteria for site selection. While they mention
(Management & Handling) that selection of landfill sites shall take into consideration the relevant environmental issue, there is a need to
Rules, 2016 define these issues and elaborate their implications in the respective state plans. For instance, for coastal cities
the municipal authorities might need to assess vulnerable areas with respect to impact of sea-level rise and
storm surges and consider the results while siting for landfill sites; compost stations; sorting centres and other
disposal/processing stations.
The impacts of sea-level rise and high precipitation on disposal/landfill activities should be thoroughly studied
and the existing guidelines should be constantly updated to include knowledge about these impacts.
The municipal authorities must bring in capacity building for all waste management stakeholders to create
awareness on the potential impacts of climate change that could influence their service delivery responsibilities
and contractual commitments. It is recommended that awareness activities for site operators are conducted for
increasing their preparedness to weather related impacts on the waste management sector.
The Goa Municipalities Act, Key functions of municipalities being sanitation, solid waste and drainage management, and building
1968 (last amended 2010) permissions and approvals, integration of resilience building measures like siting of buildings and infrastructure
assets as per vulnerability assessment, standard operational procedures for efficient management of services,
such as drainage and solid waste and enforcement of amended building bylaws for resilience building should
be put in place.
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The Goa (Regulation of Land Prior to planning and siting of land use and development schemes, climate vulnerability assessment to identify
Development and Building the vulnerable hotspots, communities, and assets may be undertaken.
Construction) Act, 2008
The Goa, Daman and Diu Prior to planning and siting of housing schemes, vulnerability assessment for risks including floods, water logging,
Housing Board Act, 1968 and impacts of sea level rise should be undertaken. Currently, building bylaws do not specifically cover flood risk
and Rules, 1969 (last management or heat stress issues though rainwater recharging has been addressed to a certain extent. These
amended in 2001) aspects need to be addressed in the planning process for housing development and the building bylaws for urban
areas. The Rules and bylaws under the Act should enable promotion and development of green and energy ef-
ficient buildings based on Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and GRIHA
(Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), India’s indigenous green rating system for built environment.
Goa Housing and Habitat The policy primarily outlines the procedure to be followed for the preparation, approval and financing of housing
Policy, 2010 schemes. Under this provision integration of climate change considerations and resilience building measures
may be made mandatory in the preparation and approval process. Also, the policy should incentivize and enable
financing mechanisms for development of resilient housing.
Water Supply and Sewerage
The Goa Provision of Water The Act should ensure departmental coordination and sharing of information with the concerned departments
Supply Act, 2003 developing and managing urban water supply. For example, the Ground Water cell should assist the Public Works
Department (PWD) and city municipalities in quality monitoring and assessment at locations of bulk withdrawal.
The Goa Ground Water
Regulation Act, 2002 and
Rules, 2003
The Goa Sewerage System The process of planning and siting of sewerage systems should take the vulnerability assessment and low-lying
and Sanitation Services zones into consideration to minimize risks to public health.
Management Act, 2008 &
Rules, 2010 The design features of new drains to appropriately build in resilience features into the system, for instance,
slopes, building materials, etc., to manage damage and corrosion risks as a result of floods, water logging and
sea-level rise and ingress.
Use of DEWATS and other suitable decentralized sewage management systems.
Solid Waste, Sanitation, and Public Health Management
The Municipal Solid Waste Schedule I- Specifications for Landfill Sites in the Rules, specify the criteria for site selection. While they mention
(Management & Handling) that selection of landfill sites shall take into consideration the relevant environmental issue, there is a need to
Rules, 2016 define these issues and elaborate their implications in the respective state plans. For instance, for coastal cities
the municipal authorities might need to assess vulnerable areas with respect to impact of sea-level rise and
storm surges and consider the results while siting for landfill sites; compost stations; sorting centres and other
disposal/processing stations.
The impacts of sea-level rise and high precipitation on disposal/landfill activities should be thoroughly studied
and the existing guidelines should be constantly updated to include knowledge about these impacts.
The municipal authorities must bring in capacity building for all waste management stakeholders to create
awareness on the potential impacts of climate change that could influence their service delivery responsibilities
and contractual commitments. It is recommended that awareness activities for site operators are conducted for
increasing their preparedness to weather related impacts on the waste management sector.
The Goa Municipalities Act, Key functions of municipalities being sanitation, solid waste and drainage management, and building
1968 (last amended 2010) permissions and approvals, integration of resilience building measures like siting of buildings and infrastructure
assets as per vulnerability assessment, standard operational procedures for efficient management of services,
such as drainage and solid waste and enforcement of amended building bylaws for resilience building should
be put in place.
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