Browsing by Subject "vulnerability"
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Coastal vulnerability assessment for Chennai, east coast of India using geospatial techniques
(Springer, 2012)The 56-km coastal zone of Chennai district of the Tamil Nadu state, southeast coast of India, which includes tourist resorts, ports, hotels, fishing villages, and towns, has experienced threats from many disasters such as ... -
Evaluation of mangrove ecosystem of India for assessing its vulnerability to projected climatic changes
(World Wide Fund for Nature-India, 2003)Mangrove habitats of ecological and socio-economic significance, forms thrust area under coastal zone management programme of the country. Global warming is expected to result in the global sea level rise affecting various ... -
Impact of climate change on mangrove forests along the south west coast: A case study from Kasargod, Kerala, India
(Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2004)Mangrove habitats are an important constituent of coastal wetlands. They are unique and located between sea and land, influenced by tidal and fresh water regimes, and hence are fragile in nature. The impact of sea level ... -
Potential vulnerability implications of sea level rise for the coastal zones of Cochin, southwest coast of India
(Springer, 2006)This study presents the results of the impact assessment analysis of the coastal zones of Cochin along the southwest coast of India. The climatological cycle of sea level derived for the region for the period 1939-2003 has ... -
Vulnerability and adaptation of ecologically sensitive mangrove habitats to the changing climate
(2008)Maldive islands on Laccadive archipelago, from Indian Ocean sustain multi tier ecologically sensitive marine habitats in shallow and intertidal zones. They consist of coral, seagrass, seaweed, mangrove and sand dune ... -
Vulnerability of freshwater fisheries and impacts of climate change in south Indian states economies
(Inderscience Enterprises, 2011)The vulnerability of five states in India national economies to potential climate change impacts on their capture fisheries using an indicator-based approach were compared. The states: Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhrapradesh, ... -
Vulnerable areas and adapation measures for sea level rise along the coast of India
(Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2004)India has a coastline of about 7500 km with contrasting geological setting. Based upon the available models, global sea level rise of 10-25 cm per 100 year has been predicted due to emission of green house gases. To separate ...