INDONESIA

Against the wall

Even as experts argue that seawalls are not an answer to coastal erosion, the Kerala government is planning another project

Cyclone havoc

Running dry

Wetlands across Nigeria face threats from developmental activities

Devil from the deep

Ship erodes Goa beach

Over 10 per cent of 105 km state shoreline threatened by erosion

New policy to help Indian communities displaced by annual river & coastal erosion drafted

Union home ministry had directed NDMA to draft a policy based on the 15th Finance Commission’s report

Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes

The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea

How seagrass can aid in curbing coastal erosion

These ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy that can help protect vulnerable shorelines, improve water quality as well as store carbon …

‘Still uncertain how Sundarbans mangroves will evolve under climate change’

Mangrove trees produce organic matter which raises the bed elevation; a process which counteracts the effects of sea level rise

Coast is unclear

The official hostility to the most important instrument for safeguarding India's coastal ecology may prove disastrous

Sea of death

Coastal folly

Look at disasters from a broader perspective, urges new report

It analyses past trends and says India has to be prepared for catastrophes even if they are not defined as natural disasters

DUAL BENEFITS

SRI LANKA

Garbage on the beach

Colours of climate

In pics: Sea ingress has left this Odisha coastal town a shell of its former self

The marching sea has taken a toll on Podampeta’s agriculture and fishing communities through rapid sea ingress and consequent cyclones. Now, …

State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts

Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants

Odisha’s climate refugees: Activists urge proper rehabilitation policy

Advancing sea puts villagers at risk in Puri, Kendrapada districts

Climate change in India: Sinking chain of atolls in Lakshadweep

Coastal erosion and El Nio are slowly eating up India's most vulnerable archipelago

Sinking and with a trace!

KIRIBATI

DIRTY WATER