Mary Hoff Experts from around the world put their heads together to consider effects of emerging trends on marine and coastal biodiversity. In the spirit of the annual University of Cambridge–led horizon scan of emerging conservation issues, 30 experts from around the world last year put their heads together to brainstorm and assess the potential… Continue reading 15 big issues poised to impact oceans and coasts
Tag: Coastal
Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
Riyan Talha Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources saline Twice a week, 50-year-old Brajasundari loads a collection of jerrycans onto a pedal cart, climbs aboard and travels three kilometres from her village Kanchrahati to buy water. Millions of women… Continue reading Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
India has lost shore land of Nagpur city size to coastal erosion
Nidhi Jamwal And, these coastline changes are not limited to India alone. A study published last year — ‘Global long-term observations of coastal erosion and accretion’ — has reported that on a global scale, between 1985 and 2015, there has been a net loss of about 14,000 sq km of surface for human settlements and… Continue reading India has lost shore land of Nagpur city size to coastal erosion
Innovation to solve the water crisis among coastal communities in Bangladesh
Located in Khulna District in Bangladesh, the installed reverse osmosis plants with ATM booth, are providing drinking water to the local communities. A water kiosk system installed in Dacope with the help of the community, local entrepreneurs and government stakeholders, decreased the problem of safe drinking water in the upazila (sub-district). Shapna Biswas, an inhabitant of the sub-district,… Continue reading Innovation to solve the water crisis among coastal communities in Bangladesh
COP22 to set the scene for a sustainable planet
The conference is important for the developing countries, especially coastal communities, because the massive effects of climate change will severely damage their resilience One of the greatest challenges the world faces today is climate change. It is behind the extreme weather conditions worldwide as well as the global increase in temperature to the extent that… Continue reading COP22 to set the scene for a sustainable planet
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