Environmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration Sundarban Bios
This book deals with the out-migration from the UNESCO designated Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in India. It focuses on the question whether out-migration is a consequence of environmental change or livelihood issues and development deficit. It investigates
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vironmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India
Environmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration
Avijit Mistri • Bhaswati Das
Environmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India
Avijit Mistri Department of Geography Nistarini College Purulia, West Bengal, India
Bhaswati Das Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, Delhi, India
ISBN 978-981-13-8734-0 ISBN 978-981-13-8735-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8735-7
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Foreword
With the climate change, climate-induced migration is a growing concern, especially in the low-lying coastal areas and islands in the developing countries. India is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to high exposure on multiple fronts along with low adaptive capacity. The Himalayas with its vast glaciers in the north and north-east, around 70 million hectares of forest areas with rich natural endowments, and 7,000-km-long coastline with 14.2% (171 million) of Indian population and 13 metro cities expose India to be more vulnerable than any other places. This book deals with empirical data of Indian Sundarban, which is a coastal location, an island setup, and contains magnificent biodiversity which demands out-standing universal values in the front of climate change. Drawing on the field investigation, this book – Environmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration: Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India – argues that environmental change in Sund
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