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:
AIR
BAY
CO
CO2
WMO
WTP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20162806/building-resilience-sustainable-development-sundarbans-strategy-report
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
title_short Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
title_full Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
title_fullStr Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
title_full_unstemmed Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report
title_sort building resilience for sustainable development of the sundarbans : strategy report
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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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spelling okr-10986-201162021-04-23T14:03:54Z Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans : Strategy Report World Bank 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 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. 2014-09-15T15:32:21Z 2014-09-15T15:32:21Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20162806/building-resilience-sustainable-development-sundarbans-strategy-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20116 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study South Asia India