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Aquaculture in of Changing Climate Sundarban Survey Report on Climate Change Vulnerabilities, Aquaculture Practices & Coping Measures in Sagar and Basanti Blocks of Indian Sundarban

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Title Aquaculture in of Changing Climate Sundarban Survey Report on Climate Change Vulnerabilities, Aquaculture Practices & Coping Measures in Sagar and Basanti Blocks of Indian Sundarban
Aquaculture in of Changing Climate Sundarban Survey Report on Climate Change Vulnerabilities, Aquaculture Practices & Coping Measures in Sagar and Basanti Blocks of Indian Sundarban
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA_AICRPAM
 
Subject Aquaculture,Changing Climate
 
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Climate change in the earth is an age old phenomenon. But
such change due to human activities is a dangerous trend.
With the ever growing human population necessity for more food
production has become a demand of the day. To feed the
population, every country has been exploiting its green coverage.
Today, with food production ranking high on the priority lists of
governments around the world, an increasingly large amount of
resources and capital is being invested in agriculture and allied
sectors. The clearance of vast forest land for agriculture has adversely affected earth's very
own emissions-control mechanism. The modern agriculture has aggrevated the situation,
in which, the greenhouse gas emissions that are released by agricultural activities bring
about noticeable changes in climatic conditions, which, in turn, contribute to reduced
yields. So, there is a big question. Does the food production necessarily have to come at
the cost of environmental damage? The answer lies in revolutionising existing farming
practices and replacing those with what is known as climate-resilient agriculture. National
Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a project of the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) which aims to enhance resilience of Indian agriculture to
climate change and climate vulnerability through strategic research and technology
demonstration. I am thankful to ICAR for awarding the project entitled “Development of
Climate Resilient Aquaculture Strategies for Sagar and Basanti Blocks of Indian
Sundarban” to our University. Sundarban, the largest estuarine delta of the World, is a
climate change hotspot which is very much vulnerable to climate change impacts like sea
level rise, coastal erosion, tidal surge, saline water inundation etc. Sundarban mangrove is
the home of a number of endangered and globally threatened species and is considered as
an important biosphere reserve of the world. Despite the ecological sensitivity of the
region, Indian Sundarban is the home for about 4.5 million people who depend on its
natural resources for the livelihood. Aquaculture being the one of the major livelihood
options for the people of the region, the above project on climate resilient aquaculture has
greater significance. The current survey carried out in Sagar and Basanti blocks, is to
evaluate aquaculture activities of the farmers as well as socio-economic status and to
identify the various constrains and challenges faced by them in the light of changing
climate of Sundarban. I hope the findings of this survey would help building up the
climate resilient adaptive strategies in aquaculture for the future. I congratulate all team
members who are involved in survey process and contributed to this excellent publication.
The publication will be beneficial for the researchers, extension workers, NonGovernmental Organizations, Community Based Organizations etc. engaged in
aquaculture development of Sundarban.
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Date 2020-01-17T08:24:29Z
2020-01-17T08:24:29Z
2012-05-01
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/30718
 
Language English
 
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Publisher ICAR_CRIDA_AICPRAM_NICRA