Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report

Recognizing the importance and uniqueness of the Sundarbans, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the Indian portion of the forest a World Heritage Site in 1987, and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURE AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ANIMAL ANIMALS AQUACULTURE AQUATIC SPECIES BASIC HUMAN NEEDS BAY BEAR BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY LOSS BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION BIOSPHERE BIOSPHERE RESERVE BUFFER AREA CARBON CARBON CREDITS CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON MARKETS CASE STUDIES CHILD MORTALITY CITIZENS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COAST COASTAL COMMUNITIES COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COLORS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSERVATION CONSERVATION GOAL CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSTRUCTION CORE AREA CRITICAL AREAS CROPS CYCLONES DEFORESTATION DESALINATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISEASES DISSEMINATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTITLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTS EQUILIBRIUM EROSION EROSION CONTROL ESTUARIES ESTUARINE ESTUARINE SYSTEMS FAMILY HEALTH FERTILITY FISH FISH PRODUCTION FISHERIES FISHING FLOODING FLOODS FOOD SECURITY FOREST FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST ECOSYSTEM FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST USE FOREST ZONE FORESTRY FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESHWATER FUELS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HABITATS HARM HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN HABITATION HUMAN LIFE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS HUMANWILDLIFE CONFLICTS HYDROLOGY ILLNESS ILLNESSES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IPCC ISSUES KNOWLEDGE BASE LAND AREA LAND SUBSIDENCE LAND USE LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POPULATION MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS MANGROVE FOREST MANGROVE REFORESTATION MANGROVES MEDICAL CARE METALS METEOROLOGY MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORTALITY NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL PARK NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRIENT CYCLING NUTRITION OSMOSIS PERSONAL CAPACITY PERVERSE INCENTIVES PETROLEUM PLANT PLANTATIONS POACHING PONDS POOR HEALTH POPULATION FIGURES POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE QUALITY OF LIFE REDUCING EMISSIONS REFERRAL SYSTEM REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY RESERVE AREAS RESERVE FORESTS RESERVES RESTORATION RICE PRODUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT RIVER RIVER DOLPHIN RIVER SYSTEMS ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SALINITY SANITATION SATELLITE IMAGERY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL RISE SEASONAL BASIS SEDIMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIES STORMS STREAMS STUDY AREA SURFACE AREA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY MIGRATION TIGER TIGER RESERVE TIGERS TIMBER TIMBER PRODUCTS TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOXIC METALS TRANSPORTATION TROPICAL CYCLONES URBAN AREAS URBAN ENVIRONMENTS VILLAGES VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WETLAND WETLAND MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES WILLINGNESS TO PAY WMO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WTP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20162806/building-resilience-sustainable-development-sundarbans-strategy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20116

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Summary:	Recognizing the importance and uniqueness of the Sundarbans, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the Indian portion of the forest a World Heritage Site in 1987, and the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program has included the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve in the Global Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves Contributing to Action on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. While the Sundarbans region is celebrated for its ecological attributes, it is a difficult place to live in. The inhabited portions of India s Sundarbans are characterized by severe poverty, which both contributes to and arises from the vulnerability of the population to a growing range of natural hazards. Resilience is characterized by a capacity to adapt to changing conditions and persistent stresses by responding effectively. However, the resilience of those residing in the Sundarbans has been undermined by a long series of persistent pressures. Sea level rise, salinization of soil and water, cyclonic storms and flooding have combined over the past century to render this one of the most hazardous areas in the Indian subcontinent.

Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report

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