Climate change vulnerability: local perspectives. In: Winter School onudImpact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008

摘要

Cities are causes and victims of climate change. Many cities have developed along the coasts andudthey multiply out of control with resources used with thoughtless abandon. Cochin, the biggest city alongudthe west coast of India after Bombay functions as the nerve centre of distribution of goods due to itsudproximity to the port. As elsewhere, Cochin too has expanded rapidly and heavily stressed from environmentaludperspectives. Cochin has good reason to be concerned as global climate change issues pose severe problemsudto its coast and coastal structures. This paper presents some results of the combined analysis of impactudassessment studies of the coast and coastal structures around Cochin to address the anticipatory issues ofudthe selected sea level rise scenarios.