Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
This paper presents the application of a new methodology for coastal multi-hazard assessment & management under a changing global climate on the state of Karnataka, India. The recently published methodology termed the Coastal Hazard Wheel (CHW) is designed for local, regional and national hazard screening in areas with limited data …
In tune with the changing realities there is a need to develop new eco-systems and competencies, A.C. Narayana, professor of Centre for Earth and Space Sciences University of Hyderabad, has said. If the State has to become an industrial hub and leverage the presence of long coastline it has to …
With beach erosion turning into a major concern for residents of Vizag, the Andhra University and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have taken up studies to prevent further damage to the coast. In an e-mailed response to TOI, NIOT director MA Atmanand said the institute is involved in …
The withe paper examines key challenges, solutions and opportunities encountered by practitioners working on the leading edge of sea level rise (SLR) adaptation efforts. Among the array of challenges and opportunities to coastal cities and towns in the United States and worldwide, it considers: funding mechanisms, multiple socio-economic and environmental …
Future sea level rises could put more than $200 billion of Australian infrastructure at risk, a report by the Climate Council has found. The report, Counting the Costs: Climate Change and Coastal Flooding, showed sea levels were likely to rise by between 40 centimetres and one metre over the next …
Rising sea levels are a “sleeping giant” issue that will put at risk coastal infrastructure worth up to $226bn, a new report has found. Analysis by the Climate Council found Australia was likely to experience a sea level rise of 0.4m to 1m by the end of the century, with …
The swampy intertidal zone and part of the backshore of Henry's Island coast of 1969 have now been submerged. Topographic surveys, analysis of textural and palynological character of sediments coupled with time-series analyais of shoreline change show phasewise erosion. This has resulted in ingression of sea. Modern sand, transported from …
Tropical and small island developing States (SIDS) are most at risk from exposure and vulnerability to coastal hazards, according to ‘Coasts at Risk: An Assessment of Coastal Risks and the Role of Environmental Solutions.' The report uses an indicator-based approach to assess risks from exposure and vulnerability to coastal hazards …
President Obama announced a series of climate change initiatives on Wednesday aimed at guarding the electricity supply; improving local planning for flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges; and better predicting landslide risks as sea levels rise and storms and droughts intensify. The actions, involving a variety of federal agencies, were …
Over the years, the government’s quick-fix plan to construct sea wall along coastal areas of the state has proved largely ineffective in checking sea erosion. This is because the work is carried out without conducting area-specific impact studies. Demand is now increasing for review of the old system. With the …
They are sandwiched between the Uppanar and Bay of Bengal The coastal villages of Akkaraigori, Singarathope and Sonankuppam in Old Town here are facing a grave threat from the advancing seawaters. These fishing villages are sandwiched between the Uppanar (backwater) and the Bay of Bengal. The residents fear that if …
Both Vaavu Fulidhoo and Lhaviyani Kurendhoo are suffering the impacts of increased coastal erosion and Udha waves as the south-west monsoon season continues. Vaavu atoll Fulidhoo Council has said it is about to lose the island’s football stadium, while the local graveyard on Kurendhoo is now just 15 feet from …
200 metres of land affected by sea erosion in Kaup–Thottam Residents of Kaup-Thottam village in Udupi district have been living in fear owing to sea erosion. The temporary sea wall constructed nearly 20 years ago has collapsed lashed by strong waves. Nearly 200 metres of land has been affected by …
PANJIM: Pointing out that the sea level has increased by nearly three millimetres per year – which is twice that of three decades ago - experts have predicted that the coastal State such as Goa will have a tremendous socio and economic impact as almost 30 percent of tourism related …
This paper explores the potential role of spatial planning in support of more coherent governance of water resources. Water resources throughout the continuum from land to the coast are being degraded with impacts on life supporting ecosystems, including the high seas. Human activities, both upstream in the terrestrial system and …
Sea level rise is threatening the majority of Nasa's launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes famous for training astronauts and launching historic missions to space, scientists said on Tuesday. From Cape Canaveral in Florida to mission control in Houston, the US space agency is busily building seawalls where possible and …
Climate change is putting historic and cultural landmarks around the USA at risk, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit science advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. "Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy rains and more frequent large wildfires are damaging …
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion, an increased exposure to storm surges, etc, in addition to the threat to food security, livelihood security, water security to millions …
Villagers have seen how parts of Kendrapara district were saved during super cyclone For Niranjan Swain, a 62-year-old farmer of Badakota village of Odisha’s Kendrapara district, growing crops is just as important as making a ritualistic patrolling around a 25-acre patch of land, where he and his fellow villagers are …
This project brief describes the scope and process for developing Guidance for how the protective services of mangroves and coral reefs can be included in national economic accounts to support development planning. This is an important step towards recognizing the critical value of coastal ecosystem services for adjacent human populations …
