Habitat And Urbanisation

Demand for land huge in coastal areas: TCP

There

Publication Date: 
17/11/2009
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Land Use, Coastal Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Regional Planning, Goa
Biodiversity

New norm bans ports on high bio-diversity water bodies

Amid concerns over the adverse impact of unchecked construction activities in the ecologically sensitive coastal zones of the country, the Environment Ministry on Tuesday came out with a new set of

Publication Date: 
04/11/2009
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Nicobar Islands, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Coastal Erosion, Biodiversity, Ministry of Earth Sciences, M S Swaminathan, India, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Climate Change

Climate change and India: towards preparation of a comprehensive climate change assessment

This report provides an overview of a major ongoing scientific programme being coordinated by government to assess climate change and its impact on India. The results of various studies being done under this programme seek to enhance understanding of the phenomenon of climate change and its impact on various sectors of the Indian economy and society.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Ecosystems, Forests, Agriculture, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Health, Climate Adaptation, Energy, India, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Very limited human resources

Many of the developing world

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Development And Cooperation
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Tags:
Coastal Development, Oceans and Seas, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Floods, Climate Adaptation, Disaster Preparedness, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Waterlogging, Poverty, Kenya, Developing Countries
Climate Change

Managing our coastal zone in a changing climate: the time to act is now

This report comprises six chapters focusing on issues relating to coastal zone management across the broad themes of climate change, the environment and governance arrangements. However, it is acknowledged that there are important issues concerning coastal zone management that cut across these broad themes.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Commonwealth of Australia
Tags:
Environment, Coastal Development, Coastal Erosion, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Adaptation, Governance, Australia, Coastal Regulations, Marine Ecosystems
Science And Technology

Oceansat-2 set for launch today

In a major step towards boosting India's capabilities to study oceanography, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the time-tested workhorse of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is all set to place the 960 kg satellite, Oceansat-2, in a sun-synchronous orbit tomorrow.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2009
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coastal Development, Oceans and Seas, Marine Fisheries, Weather Predictions, Science And Technology, Space Technology, India, Chennai (D), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Water Resources

Obama Seeks National Oversight of Waters

The Obama administration called Thursday for a comprehensive national system for regulating the use of federal waters along the nation

Publication Date: 
18/09/2009
Cornelia Dean
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Water Resources, Rivers, Lakes, Coastal Development, Economy, Energy, United States Of America (US)
Environment

PM pushes 2nd Mumbai airport, Jairam grounds it

Barely months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke the impasse on the Navi Mumbai airport by clearing the amendment of the Coastal Regulation Zone Act to permit construction of greenfield airports, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has locked horns with the Maharashtra government and the Civil Aviation Ministry by reopening the debate on the selection of the site itself.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Coastal Development, Air Transport, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Maharashtra, Coastal Regulations
Environment

NIO inks pact with CDA for environmental monitor

BHUBANESWAR: Goaoa-basedbased National Institute of Oceanography has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chilika Development Authority (CDA) for sustainable management of Chilika through regular environmental monitoring.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Environment, Chilka, Coastal Development, Research Agencies, Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR), Orissa (Odisha), Sustainable Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

No new port projects or expansion, says Ramesh

The government will not accept any new proposal for setting up ports or expansion of existing projects along the country

Publication Date: 
31/08/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coastal Development, Ports, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Infrastructure Development

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