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 …
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 …
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has ordered demolition of structures constructed by three resorts in Mandrem, as they were built in the no development zone in violation of CRZ notification, 2011. The directive was issued to Bardo club, Micassa resorts and Mandala resorts, all located within one-km of each …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 18/02/2014 regarding constructions by CIDCO in CRZ area. The applicant has said that CIDCO has undertaken certain activities to change the nature of property by causing destruction …
Puducherry citizens inspired to reclaim its beaches: Chief Secretary. In the environment movement, more time is being spent on identifying the problems and not enough on governance and improving the decision making, said Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment (India). Now, everyone whether they are …
The South Asia convention on Coastal Management convention jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other. RELATED CONTENT A toolkit for integrating disaster risk reduction and …
South Asia convention on Coastal Management: Overview - a presentation by Chandra Bhushan at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/overview-coastal.pdf
Defining and Demarcating Coastal zones in Sri Lanka Procedure, Challenges and What needs to be done? - a presentation by Dr. Anil Premaratne at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/India%20Pondichery.pdf
Understanding Coastal Challenges in SAARC Region a presentation by Ibrahim NAEEM at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/Understanding%20Coastal%20Challenges%20in%20SAARC%20Region.pdf
Surveying and Mapping coastal zones and local level coastal zone management plans (CZMP) - a presentation by : Dr. S.S Ramakrishnan at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/CRZ%20puducherry.pdf
Coastal Regulation in South Asia - a presentation by Sugandh Juneja at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/Regulation_SA.pdf
Regulating Coastal Zones Pakistan - a presentation by Naseer Khan Kashani at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/kashani.pdf
In an attempt to put an end to rapid human-induced sea erosion that is plaguing a number of areas on the eastern coastline, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to convene a meeting of Member Secretaries of the Coastal Zone Management …
Strategic assessment of marine park recommends new policy whereby human activity must have a 'net benefit' Development along the Great Barrier Reef must be of "net benefit" to the condition of the reef under a plan released in Townsville on Friday by the federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, and his …
A public hearing on preparing Kanyakumari District Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) maps was held at the Collectorate here on Thursday. Participating in the meeting, Fr. Kildos of the Coastal Peace and Development said big hotels and amusement parks had come up in the Coastal Regulation Zone, formed under an …
Orissa on the East Coast along with West Bengal and Andhrapradesh has the locational disadvantage of being in the path of depression of severe cyclonic storms that occur before the onset of south-west monsoon or after it recedes .The super Cyclone and severe Cyclone of October 1999 devastated 14 prosperous …
It is a fact that climate change manifests itself locally, though the drivers of the change i..e the greenhouse gases are generated globally through anthropogenic activities. In view of the fact that local vulnerabilities due to climate change can be addressed more adequately at local level itself, the state of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) to complete the hearing into the cases of alleged illegal structures within the CRZs of Morjim and Mandrem beaches, designated as turtle nesting sites, within five weeks. The tribunal allowed GCZMA one week to issue notices to …
With successful implementation of phase-I of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP), Odisha has been selected for phase-II of the project by the Union ministry of forest and environment (MoEF), according to state officials here. Chief secretary Mr Jugal Kishore Mohapatra chaired a meeting here today to discuss the preparations …
Coastal zones represent diverse ecosystems and support highly productive habitats such as mangroves, mudflats and other marine species. India has a coast line of 7,500 km which is intersected by rocky outcrops and shores with stretches of sandy beaches. It supports over 25% of anthropogenic and socio-economic factors the coastal …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the controversy surrounding the Bolgatty convention centre project of Emke Group, led by M A Yusuff Ali, is gathering momentum, records show that the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) was divided over according sanction for the project. At the 55th meeting of the KCZMA, which was …
