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- A recent study by IIT Bombay found that the impacts of climate change on India’s Coasts in terms of coastal sediment transport, shoreline erosion and overall coastal vulnerability could be far worse than previously understood.
- Highly populated coastal areas
- Economic Significance
- Wide range of ecosystem along the coasts
- Impact on food security
Steps taken by India
After the Tsunami of 2004, authorities seized the opportunity to develop coastal zone management guidelines that include reducing the risks of coastal flooding from climate change
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- Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project:
- Comprehensive Vulnerability Map: India is in the process of preparing a Comprehensive Vulnerability Map of its coastline which will be used to finalize a Coastal Zone Management Plan. Further, Coastal Vulnerability Index was prepared by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).
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- New National Coastal Mission: is being established under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which would include ecosystem-centred and community-based approaches to adaptation in the coastal zones.
- Its objectives include promoting vulnerability mapping, sustainable coastal development, environmental conservation and mitigation of Green House Gas emissions.
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