Case Study- Odisha India

Question 1

Where is Odisha located?

Answer 1

South east coast of India

Question 2

How long is the coastline?

Answer 2

480km

Question 3

What type of coastline is it?

Answer 3

Coastline of deposition

Question 4

Opportunities along the coastline

Answer 4

1. Large fish stocks
2. Potential for off shore winds, tidal and wave power
3. Tourism (beaches wildlife sanctuaries)
4. 35% of the coastline have mineral and metal deposits

Question 5

How is climate change a risk?

Answer 5

• increase erosion from increased stormy conditions
• more frequent and intense tropical storms
• longer tropical storm season
• rising sea level = flooding, eustatic sea level rise

Question 6

Risks along coastline

Answer 6

1. Attempts to halt erosion with hard engineering = removes sediment for beaches, exacerbating erosion elsewhere
2. Mangroves depletion (50 years ago- 5.1km now 1.2 km)

Question 7

What were the findings from the 2011 assessment of shoreline change?

Answer 7

1. 46.8% accretion 36.8% eroding 14.4% stable

2. More erosion in south

Question 8

What are the two cyclones to hit odisha

Answer 8

1999 ‘super cyclone’ Kalina

2013 cyclone phailan

Question 9

1999 super cyclone kalina

Answer 9

• strongest cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean

- killed 10,000

Question 10

2013 cyclone philan

Answer 10

• 44 people died

- 700,000 economic losses

Question 11

Mitigation and adaptation after cyclones

Answer 11

Mitigation:- planted mangroves (mangroves depleted, making area more vulnerable)
-reduce impacts of waves and erosion

Adaptation:- land use management
- 1 million moved away from the coastline

Question 12

What does ICZM stand for?

Answer 12

Integrated coastal zone management

Question 13

What for ICZM’s aim to do?

Answer 13

1. Establish sustainable economic social activity
2. Resolve challenges and conflicts
3. Protect the coastal environment

Question 14

How are ICZM used along the coastline?

Answer 14

1. Develop ecotourism
2. Plant mangroves
3. Build cyclone shelters
4. Assess and control coastal erosion

Question 15

6 major issues identified by ICZM?

Answer 15

1. Coastal erosions and processes
2. Vulnerability to disasters
3. Biodiversity conservation
4. Pollution and environment quality management
5. Conservation of cultural sites
6. Livelihood security

Question 16

What does the NGO wetlands international, the Indian government and ICZM do about Mahanadi Delta?

Answer 16

-ecological zone
Restore mangroves
Help villagers cultivate and plant mangroves