Natural Disasters

Indigenous technical knowledge associated with disaster management and fisheries related activities in the highest flood affected district (Dhemaji) of Assam, India

Indigenous Technical Knowledge has been the key rescuer of the fishers and common people of Dhemaji district of Assam, India from frequent floods in the region every year. They utilize the existing resources with a sustainable eco-friendly approach towards disaster management and exploration of fisheries resources and co-exist with the usual floods in the region. This study was conducted in the region through PRA after interviewing 110 fishers of three most flood-prone development blocks of the district with the help of an interview questionnaire.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Ranjit Bordoloi, Armaan U Muzaddadi
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
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Tags:
Disaster Management, Floods, Traditional Knowledge, Dhemaji (D), Assam, Fisherfolk, Fisheries, Disaster Preparedness, Indigenous Peoples
Water Pollution

TNPCB to test water after dead fish found on banks of Cauvery

SALEM: A team of officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) collected water samples from the River Cauvery near Mettur dam in Salem district on Monday, after fishermen found dead fis

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, Mettur, Dams, Salem (D), Fish, Fisherfolk, Karnataka, Sewage, River Pollution
Climate Change

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of climate change on fishing communities, 30/04/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of climate change on fishing communities, 30/04/2015.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Fisherfolk, India, Parliament, Marine Fisheries, Ecosystem Services
Fisheries

NGT awards Rs 95-cr compensation to Raigad fishermen families

Pune-based Western Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and the Oil and Natural Gas

Publication Date: 
09/03/2015
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), Raigad, Fisherfolk, Compensation, Fish, Maharashtra
Water Pollution

Oil spill also feared to take its toll on poor’s livelihoods

Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks

Publication Date: 
15/12/2014
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Sundarbans, Oil Pollution, Mangroves, Biodiversity, Fisherfolk
Fisheries

Sri Lankan President instructs officials to get the EU ban on fish exports removed

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday (30) has instructed the relevant officials to do a thorough study on the European Union's ban of Sri Lanka's fishery products exports and get the

Publication Date: 
31/10/2014
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sri Lanka, South Asia, Fisheries, European Union (EU), Fisherfolk, Exports
Habitat And Urbanisation

Oceanarium to be assessed for CRZ clearance

The Rs. 450-crore Oceanarium project proposed at Kochi will face its first major test for implementation on Tuesday when it will be scrutinised for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. B.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Kochi, Coastal Regulations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mangroves, Afforestation, Fisherfolk, Marine Life
Climate Change

Massive New York march aims to focus world's eyes on climate change

NEW YORK: World leaders including UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon were set to join farmers, fishermen, children and others in a massive demonstration on Sunday to demand action on climate change.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
UN, Climate Change, Farmers, Fisherfolk, Children, Carbon Dioxide, Emission Targets, Green House Gases
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by industries by releasing industrial wastes, molasses and chemical mixed water into Mazalgaon Right Canal and Mannath Lake, 30/07/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Godavari Magasvargiya Mastya Vyavsai Sahakari Sanstha Mayradit Vs The Ganga Sugar Energy Ltd. & Others dated 30/07/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries by releasing industrial wastes, molasses and chemical mixed water into Mazalgaon Right Canal and Mannath Lake, Taluka Gangakhed, District Parbhani, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
30/07/2014
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution, Waste Disposal, Parbhani (D), Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sugar Industry, Power Industry, Lake Pollution, Compensation, Fisheries, Fisherfolk
Water Pollution

Contamination of Manchhar Lake: Zakat department, BISP to provide funds for relief to fishermen, rehabilitation of lake

Sindh Zakat & Ushr Department and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) have pledged financial assistance for the rehabilitation of Manchhar Lake and the fishermen who inhabit in the coastlin

Publication Date: 
25/07/2014
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, Lake Pollution, Rehabilitation, Fisherfolk, Sindh, Supreme Court

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