Odisha, India
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- Odisha, India
- Location and Physical Geography
- East Indian coastline
- Straight coastline with few inlets/ harbours
- 1435km^2 of Mangrove forests
- 480km long
- narrow coastal ***** supports most of the population
- has 6 major deltas from rivers
- Chilika Lake
- salty lagoon
- habitat for birdlife, encouraging ecotourism
- during monsoon the lake becomes more diluted due to the rain
- it's a temporary store in the water cycle
- Mangrove Forests
- offer protection against cyclones
- places with < 3km of mangrove were affected more by cyclones
- breeding grounds for fish, provides a source of income
- ecotourism due to the bird species
- Opportunities for living
- large fish stocks offshore for food and income
- can do renewable energy like offshore wind
- delta regions (with constant river inputs) give fertile agricultural land
- ecotourism potentials
- Ports placed along the coast
- historical sites maintained along the coast, good for tourism
- Risks for living
- significant coastal erosion
- with most living at coasts, some hard defences used, but only shifts the erosion further down
- in summer there's more deposition and in winter there's lots of storms and erosion
- Ports have blocked natural sand flow so beaches further north are eroded
- lost 28% of the coastline
- water becomes too saline to drink, crops can't grow in this water
- Resilience in Odisha
- if you can increase wealth in a community, it will become more resilient to issues
- introducing ecotourism allows jobs for locals
- Mitigation in Odisha
- in 1999 a cyclone hit, killing 10000 and it affected how prepared they are now
- has now got successful evacuation measures in place
- had organised relief shelters before it had even hit
- now monitor to alarm and prepare everyone well before
- Adaptation in Odisha
- poorest had to adapt the most with no one helping the issue
- where houses have been destroyed, communities have adapted to move further inland
- can also migrate to cities to adapt but this may be last resort
- ICZM
- helping villages grow mangroves for better protection
- takes into account all stakeholders
- Location and Physical Geography
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