Download - Climate Change Adaptation by the Disenfranchised examples from few selected research projects
Climate Change Adaptationby the
Disenfranchised
examples from few selected research projects
Presented at York University, Canada April 16. 2009
Joyashree RoyProfessor of Economics
Global Change ProgrammeSYLFF-project Director
(www.juglobalchangeprogram.org)(www.jusylffprogram.org)
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Selected studies-SA Region
Four Country Project: Mountain ecosystem, and river basins
extreme events: flood and drought
Urbanisation, climate change and health
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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.
Approach
• Impact on Sustainable Development goals– Livelihood – Institution– Food– Empowerment: health, social capital
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Objective
• To share research findings • For validation• To get feedback on gaps• To test robustness
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• 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
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
Malda
@ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan
@ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan
@ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan
@ SYLFF-JU-Nilanjan
Sagar
@ GCP-JU-Indrila
@ GCP-JU-Indrila
Mangrove Destruction at Basanti Block, Sundarbans
@ GCP-JU-Somenath
Reclamation of Mangroves through construction of EmbankmentsReclamation of Mangroves through construction of Embankments
@ GCP-JU-Somenath
Reclamation of Mangroves for setting up of Aquaculture activity at Jharkhali, Sundarbans
@ GCP-JU-Somenath
Erosion at Boatkhali, Sagar Island Sundarbans
@ GCP-JU-Somenath
Erosion at the western side of Dhanchi Island, Sundarbans
@ GCP-JU-Somenath
Urban street food vending
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Diarrhoea
DiarrhoeaDengue
Gross Cropped Area
Air Pollution
Crime against Children and Women
PolioAir Pollution
MalariaDengue
Electricity Consumption
Whooping Cough, Asthma and Diarrhoea
Air Pollution
Whooping Cough and Asthma
Diarrhoea
Crime against Women and Children
Whooping Cough, Diarrohea, Malaria, Aasthama
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MalariaFiscal DeficitMalaria
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Crime against Children
Consumption of Pesticide Malaria
Whooping Cough, Diarrhoea & Asthama
Dengue and Diarrohea
Crime against Women and Children
Dengue
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Diarrhoea and Malaria
Consumption of Pesticide
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Classification Of PrioritiesEconomicEnvironmentalSocial
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Topmost Issues of Concern
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
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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