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Climate Change Adaptation by the Disenfranchised examples from few selected research projects

Climate Change Adaptation by the Disenfranchised examples from few selected research projects. Presented at York University, Canada April 16. 2009 Joyashree Roy Professor of Economics Global Change Programme SYLFF-project Director ( www.juglobalchangeprogram.org ) (www.jusylffprogram.org)

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Climate Change Adaptation by the Disenfranchised examples from few selected research projects

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  1. Climate Change Adaptationby the Disenfranchised examples from few selected research projects Presented at York University, Canada April 16. 2009 Joyashree Roy Professor of Economics Global Change Programme SYLFF-project Director (www.juglobalchangeprogram.org) (www.jusylffprogram.org) Jadavpur University, Kolkata

  2. Selected studies-SA Region Four Country Project: Mountain ecosystem, and river basins extreme events: flood and drought Urbanisation, climate change and health

  3. Field SurveyCommunity and Household Response Purpose: To understand local needs and actions currently undertaken during extreme events to identify coping capacity creation through policy intervention.

  4. Approach • Impact on Sustainable Development goals • Livelihood • Institution • Food • Empowerment: health, social capital

  5. Micro aspects of drought: coping mechanisms

  6. Micro aspects of flood:household response

  7. stakeholders

  8. Objective • To share research findings • For validation • To get feedback on gaps • To test robustness

  9. experience • Enriching • Encouraging • Validated and Robust • Coping mechanisms are varying • Priorities in coping mechanisms are different somewhat • Field level people want to get continuous information and need scientific action

  10. Local studies • Local issues: High vulnerability: coastal area, river basin, mega city • Migration and urban poverty River bank erosion, Coastal Flooding, Urban informal sector, Human heath and climate change: Heat stress, heat island effect , vector borne diseases, land use pattern, landownership wetland management, sustainable habitat development, sustainable livelihood

  11. Malda @ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan

  12. @ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan

  13. @ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan

  14. @ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan

  15. Sagar @ GCP-JU-Indrila

  16. @ GCP-JU-Indrila

  17. Mangrove Destruction at Basanti Block, Sundarbans @ GCP-JU-Somenath

  18. Reclamation of Mangroves through construction of Embankments @ GCP-JU-Somenath

  19. Reclamation of Mangroves for setting up of Aquaculture activity at Jharkhali, Sundarbans @ GCP-JU-Somenath

  20. Erosion at Boatkhali, Sagar Island Sundarbans @ GCP-JU-Somenath

  21. Erosion at the western side of Dhanchi Island, Sundarbans @ GCP-JU-Somenath

  22. Urban street food vending

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  24. Adaptation strategies • Reactive have increased poverty, marginalisation as the changes have been forced • Migration • Change of Occupation • How to make these more pro active rather than reactive : • through vulnerable area based education, skill, rural technology development and human health programmes. • Rural –urban interface • Local Adaptation with global implication : mitigation need, sharing of good practice, technology, policy, approach

  25. Background • GCP-JU 2001, JU-SYLFF 2003 • Targeted research: In house, GOVT, NGO • Dissemination: Teaching programmes, books, mentoring, awareness programmes • Programme, Teaching module development • Training and Capacity building : for govt., executives • Outreach: community based action programmes for technology transfer

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