C, Jyotsna and Sinha, Bhaskar and Bisaria, Jigyasa (2024) Analysis of policies and programmes for tackling coastal climate risks in India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 253.
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Climate risks threaten the coastal areas all over the world. In the case of India, which has a densely populated coastline of 7516.6 km, developing effective policies and management strategies to cope with the current and future climate risks is imperative. The paper attempts to identify the major climate risks faced by coastal India through a systematic literature review between 1991 and 2022. Cyclones, Sea Level Rise, Floods, and Rainfall extremes accounted for more than 60 percent of the climate risks/issues on the Indian coast, with more pronounced incidences in the eastern coastal states than the western coastal states. We further analysed how different acts and policies associated with coastal management have addressed climate risks through a qualitative assessment of climate action plans of the Indian coastal states following the concept matrix approach. The results revealed that though a national-level policy is absent specifically for addressing coastal climate risks and adaptation, the coastal states have specific components on coastal vulnerabilities and adaptation. Further review of different states' disaster management acts, and policies emphasized the need for micro-level planning for climate-inclusive disaster management and building capacities of the concerned officials. The review of the evolution of coastal zone management in India revealed that there has been a dilution in the conservation of coastal ecosystems and reduction of no development zone under the pretext of enhancing livelihoods. The overall analysis of the national and state action plans, disaster management policies, and coastal regulation zone notifications in India shows that there is a need to include emerging climate risks in integrated planning and promote synergy amongst different sectors and institutions related to coastal governance and blue economy.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | India, Coastal Areas, Coastal Management, Governance, Adaptation, Disaster Management, Blue Economy, Coastal Regulation, Coastal Ecosystem, Vulnerabilities, Coastal Zone, Building Capacities, Conservation, Livelihoods, Policy |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 11:53 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21259 |
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