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Climate impacts in Indian Sundarbans more severe because of the region’s development deficit, says new study by Indian NGO
Is Bangladesh facing the same problem? Experts and panelists from the two countries try to find out in a workshop
Study release and panel discussion on 'Climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in Indian Sundarbans
Sundarbans, straddling both Bangladesh and India, is a fragile ecosystem, and one which is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Despite the wealth of information available on the region, there is little understanding of how various impacts will hit and are hitting lives and livelihoods. In the Indian part of the Sundarbans, what compounds these impacts is the severe ‘development deficit’ that the region is saddled with.
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December 31, 2011
Time - out
India's environment minister says "equity is central to any debate on climate change"
Makes her first public address in Durban at a side event organised by CSE in association with the ministry
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