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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…
Mangroves and climate change

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,…

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