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New Delhi June 5 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has set up a high level advisory group on climate change issues to coordinate national action plans for assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change.

It will advise the Government on pro-active measures that can be taken by India to deal with the challenge of climate change. It will also facilitate inter-ministerial coordination and guide policy in relevant areas.

Earlier in the day, stressing on the need to protect the environment while ensuring higher growth rates, Dr Singh stated: "The threat of climate change is real and unless we alter our lifestyles and pursue a sustainable model of development, our future will be at peril. "

The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change will include the Minister of External Affairs; Finance Minister; Minister of Environment & Forests; Minister of Agriculture; Minister of Water Resources; Minister of Science & Technology; Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission; Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to PM; Mr V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, NMCC; Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, EAC; Mr Ajay Mathur, Chairman, Bureau of Energy Efficiency; Foreign Secretary; Secretary, Environment & Forests and Principal Secretary to PM (Convenor).

It would also have non-Government Members like Dr R.K. Pachauri, Chairperson, TERI; Dr Prodipto Ghosh; Dr Nitin Desai; Dr Sunita Narain; Mr Chandrashekhar Dasgupta (Retd. Diplomat); Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Investment Commission; Mr Raj Chengappa, Executive Editor, India Today; Dr R. Ramachandran, Science Editor, The Hindu.

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