Analytical Brief on Climate Ambition and Sustainability Action: Discussion paper by National Maritime Foundation, India – July 2021 (https://worldsdf.org/research/)

This article seeks to highlight the glaring gap between the planned activities within SAGARMALA and the long-term climate-change-induced threats facing coastal regions in India. It first discusses some of the more prominent impacts of climate change on India’s coastal infrastructure and highlights the likelihood of their continuing to amplify and accelerate in the near-term future. It thereafter advocates the introduction of a new ‘fifth’ pillar upon which SAGARMALA must rest — one that is centred upon building ‘climate resilience’. The paper provides an outline of contemporary global and national initiatives being taken by other countries to better adapt their ports to the impacts of climate change. Finally, it seeks to contextualise the criticality of climate-resilient and sustainable port infrastructure to India’s ongoing endeavour to transition from a ‘Brown Economy’ to a ‘Blue Economy’.

By Pushp Bajaj, Saurabh Thakur, and Chime Youdon

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https://worldsdf.org/research/introducing-climate-resilience-as-the-fifth-pillar-of-indias-sagarmala-programme-a-case-for-mainstreaming-climate-action-into-development/