Washington (PTI): India has proposed a set of steps, including 'climate proofing' of public infrastructure investments, food security and water resources that the developing countries can adopt to combat climate change.

"Governments can start working on key vulnerabilities like 'climate proofing' of public infrastructure investments, food security, water resources and pursue policies to incentivise private actions toward energy efficiencies," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said at a breakfast meeting on 'Taking the Bali Process Forward', organised as a part of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank here.

Highlighting the steps undertaken by the government, Chidambaram said: "India's Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are among the lowest in per capita terms. They will, of course, inevitably increase as we endeavour to remove poverty and provide basic needs to all the people."

"Our Prime Minister had categorically declared that even while pursuing development goals, India's per capita GHG emissions will always remain below the per capita GHG emissions of developed countries," he said.