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BLUE ECONOMY AS FOREIGN POLICY INSTRUMENT: STRATEGIC CONVERGENCES AND INDIA–TAIWAN COOPERATION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

This study positions the Blue Economy as a strategic instrument of foreign policy through which States drive diplomatic leverage by advancing sustainable ocean governance, institutional leadership, and coalition-building…

OUR OCEANIC FOUNDATION: WHY THE BLUE ECONOMY IS THE ENTIRE ECONOMY

The Blue Economy is often described as a sector of the economy — placed alongside the maritime sector or conflated with the “ocean economy” — limited to industries such as shipping, fisheries, offshore…

CRITICAL REVIEW: THE BLUE ECONOMY INDEX 2025 (CHINA–INDIAN OCEAN BLUE ECONOMY THINK TANK NETWORK - CIOBEN)

Yangfang Li and Yishuang Yang. Blue Economy Index (2025) in the Indian Ocean: Contributing to a Sustainable and Innovative-driven Future. China–Indian Ocean Blue Economy Think Tank Network (CIOBEN), April 2025. Introduction The Blue…

COASTAL EROSION AND ADAPTATION MEASURES: AN ASSESSMENT

Abstract Coastal erosion is now widely recognised as a significant global issue due to its adverse impacts on critical infrastructure, beach erosion, and the degradation of wetlands. These effects, in turn, have consequential implications…

TOWARDS A HOLISTIC BLUE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK: ADOPTION OF HIGH-LEVEL PRINCIPLES FOR BLUE ECONOMY BY THE G20

Under India’s presidency, the G20 forum achieved an important milestone in the global discourse on Blue Economy. A striking example was the “Chennai High-Level Principles for a Sustainable and Resilient Blue/Ocean-based Economy”,[1] …

INDIA’S APPROACH AND POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNANCE

India recognises that climate change is a significant global problem and an issue of great socio-economic and political importance. Currently, the global average temperature has already risen over 1 degree Celsius (°C) since the pre-industrial…

INTRODUCING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AS THE FIFTH PILLAR OF THE SAGARMALA PROGRAMME

This article seeks to highlight the glaring gap between the planned activities within SAGARMALA and the long-term climate-change-induced threats facing coastal regions in India. It first discusses some of the more prominent impacts of climate…

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VULNERABILITY OF COASTAL CITIES: AN INTEGRATED ADAPTATION APPROACH- PART 2

Part I of this article had addressed the vulnerability of coastal cities to climate-change-induced impacts such as extreme-weather events, and sea-level rise. This second part explores how the most-vulnerable groups within coastal communities…

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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COASTAL CITIES: AN ‘INTEGRATED ADAPTATION’ APPROACH PART I

Abstract A country’s coastline is the epicentre of its business, commerce, transportation, and industry. It provides a majority of the global ecosystem goods and services that are central to the country’s socio-cultural and economic…

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS IN INDIA’s COASTAL REGIONS

Abstract Mangroves are amongst the world’s most fragile ecosystems. The impacts of global climate change such as rising sea-level, altering weather patterns, and acidifying oceans are putting mangrove forests at high risk. In addition,…