Managing Water-Related Risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans

• Tác giả: Ernesto Sánchez-Triana
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 954.14 *South Asia India
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2017
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 295325
• Chủ đề: 1. CLIMATE CHANGE; 2. RISKS; 3. SUNDARBANS; 4. WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; 5. WEST BENGAL

Tóm tắt

 Persistent pressures from water-related threats - sea-level rise, soil and water salinization, and flooding due to embankment overtopping and failure - have made the West Bengal Sundarbans a challenging place to live, and effects of global climate change will only worsen conditions. Four alternative policy directions are examined: business as usual
  intensive rural development
  short-term out-migration of residents
  and embankment realignment and facilitation of voluntary, permanent out-migration. The last of these is the recommended approach. Study findings have informed ongoing deliberations to build consensus on future policy directions for reducing the region's vulnerability to natural disasters.