The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Opening up the possibility for the redevelopment of hundreds of slums along the Mumbai coastline, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms for areas having special development needs such as Greater Mumbai and Kerala. The CRZ notification of 1991, that seeks to protect and regulate …
Sep 06th, 2010 - Rashme Sehgal | Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean have led Indian scientists to conclude that the Indian Ocean is rising faster than other oceans. Dr Satheesh C. Shenoi, director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Infor-mation Services, speaking at a workshop …
BETWA SHARMA NEW YORK Shenandoah and Chincoteague are two national parks in Virginia, which are also at risk because the land along the state's coastlines are naturally subsiding JAMESTOWN, A HISTORIC TOWN in Virginia, where first permanent European settled in what became the American colonies and the United States could …
This publication aims at providing an improved understanding of sea-level rise and variability to reduce the uncertainties associated with projections for sea-level rise, and hence contribute to more effective coastal planning and management. It presents a synthesis of the findings and recommendations from the discussion of position papers from a …
Geoengineering has been proposed as a feasible way of mitigating anthropogenic climate change, especially increasing global temperatures in the 21st century. The two main geoengineering options are limiting incoming solar radiation, or modifying the carbon cycle. Here we examine the impact of five geoengineering approaches on sea level; SO2 aerosol …
At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term CooperativeAction under the Convention (AWG-LCA) established drafting groups on a shared visionfor long-term cooperative action; enhanced action on adaptation; enhanced action onmitigation; and finance, technology and capacity-building, to undertake work on theChair
SEA level is rising, but only in parts of oceans. US researchers have said certain countries across the Indian Ocean, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and Bay of Bengal would see higher than the average sea level rise predicted by UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. On the contrary, …
PANJIM, AUG 14The World Bank has feared that rise of one metre sea level across the globe can spell doom for many inhabitants and the impact would be felt by not less than 56 million people.According to the survey conducted by the World Bank, people from East Asia and Pacific …
These presentations at the regional media briefing workshop organised recently by Centre for Science and Environment in Goa highlight the challenges and threats confronting India
Himanshu Kaushik | TNNAhmedabad: The state may be eyeing major investment in the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) but the government will have to redesign the project. Reason: A study commissioned by the Centre to Chennai-based Anna University has reported heavy soil erosion in the region. The report prepared by …
This study of the economics of adaptation to climate change follows the sector approach, with separate estimates of adaptation measures for infrastructure, water, agriculture, industrial forestry, fisheries, coastal zones, human health, and ecosystems. The overall study has two objectives: to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and …
Sadanand Tandel’s house is the dream of every tourist. A terrific sea view, waving coconut fronds and in a few dozen steps one can walk into the sea waves. Through Tandel’s eyes, however, the view is somber. Till 1991, 30 of his coconut trees stood where the sea is now. …
An in-depth analysis of ten climate indicators all point to a marked warming over the past three decades, with the most recent decade being the hottest on record, according to the latest of the U.S. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration's annual "State of the Climate" reports, which was released Wednesday. …
Far-reaching effects on future regional, global climate Several different models used in the study Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, appear to be at least partly a result of …
Mapping variations in regional sea level changes of different parts of the Indian Ocean could help developing countries better adapt to the effects of climate change, according to a study. Researchers from the University of Colorado, United States, identified distinct patterns of sea-level rises using observational and satellite data combined …
These District Human Development Reports of Parganas (N), 24-Parganas (S) & North Dinajpur released recently present key developmental challenges of the region. Also warn that Sunderbans is highly vulnerable to climate change & 15 percent of the region will be submerged by 2020.http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR.htmSee AlsoReport: Human Development Report 2007/2008 www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/276404Feature: @110km/hr …
Asia's coastal megacities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence, and rapid urban growth. Development of risk-management strategies, such as improved infrastructure, early warning systems and evacuation plans, and disaster response …
