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Examining the storm protection services of mangroves of Orissa during the 1999 cyclone – A special article in EPW

This special article in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Saudamini Das examines whether the mangrove forests in Kendrapada district of Orissa played any protective role during the severe cyclone that hit the state in October 1999. Mangroves are tropical and subtropical coastal forests that grow in inter-tidal saline areas and estuary mouths between the land and the sea. These ecosystems provide a bunch of direct and indirect services to humankind.

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Kendrapada, OR, India
Latitude: 20.500000, Longitude: 86.416667

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Content Type: Case Studies, Research
Category: Cyclone, Cyclone Damage, Disaster, Ecosystems, Estuary, Mangrove, Mangrove Forests, Mangrove Protection, Salinity, Storm Protection Services, Storm Surges
Associated People / Organizations: Institute of Economic Growth (IEG)
Author: Saudamini Das
Source: Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)
Location / Time: Barunei, Bay of Bengal, Bhadrak, India, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Mahakalpada, Mahanadi, Orissa, Puri, Rajnagar, 1999, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

References of Impact On River Deltas & Other Coastal Areas

Mumbai Marooned: An Enquiry into Mumbai Floods 2005 - Final Report ,
By Conservation Action Trust ,

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D6P60K~Y.pdf	725.08 KB
Impact of Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges on Agriculture in India.pdf	6.02 MB
mahanadi.pdf	1.63 MB

Location

Puri, OR, India
Latitude: 19.794189, Longitude: 85.828613

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Content Type: Data
Media Type: Presentations
Category: Agriculture, Climate, Climate Change, Coastal Region, Disasters, Droughts, Floods, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Irrigation, Land Cover, Land Use, Mahanadi, Monsoon, Oceans and Seas, Precipitation, Rainfall, River Basins, Rivers, Soils, Water Management, Weather
Author: Somini Sengupta, Sailendra Sil, Roger Harrabin, Martin Parry, Manmohan Mohanti, Biswanath Dash, Akhilesh Gupta
Location / Time: India, Orissa, Puri
Difficulty Level: Expert

Towards a Learning Alliance on SRI in Orissa – A report by WWF International - ICRISAT Dialogue Project

The report titled “Towards a Learning Alliance on SRI in Orissa” by the WWF International - ICRISAT Dialogue Project deals with the experiences on SRI by ﬁfteen different organisations and farmers. The experiences reﬂect the concerns and aspirations of the actors and the diversity of perspectives among the actors. This introductory paper provides the context for the SRI efforts in Orissa.Read More

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Towards a Learning Alliance on SRI in Orissa – A report by WWF International - ICRISAT Dialogue Project (2007)	2 MB

Location

Cuttack, OR, India
Latitude: 20.463940, Longitude: 85.879257

Tags:

Content Type: Case Studies
Category: Agriculture, Chemical Fertilisers, Chemical Pesticides, Climate, Ecosystems, Monsoon, Organic Waste, Rainfall, Soils, Sustainable Agriculture, System of RIce Intensification (SRI), Water Resources
Author: Xavier Institute of Management, WWF Project Dialogue on Water Food and Environment, Koen Beumer, ICRISAT, Debasis Mohanty, C Shambu Prasad
Source: ICRISAT
Location / Time: Bolangir, Cuttack, India, Orissa, Puri, 2007
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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