Odisha ICZM - Coasts

Question 1

Why ICZM

Answer 1

• severe cyclones, phailin 2013, $700,000 economic loss
• 36.8% coastline is eroding
• heavy monsoon season
• growing population
• littoral drift, 1.5 million tonnes sand moved per year
• use government and world bank
• multiple stakeholders
• sustainable
• 150 bird species at Chilika lake

Question 2

Mangroves

Answer 2

• 4km of mangroves lost over 50 years
• creat natural habitats and give protection
• keep up with 25mm year sea rise
• accretion levels increased by 50% more than any other coast in Kendrapa
• 323 hectares of mangroves planted

Question 3

Stakeholders

Answer 3

• water resource department, 505m sea wall
• Fisheries department, helped 60 fishing villages find alternative jobs
• local communities, 400,000 benefit
• Odisha tourism development cooperation - 6 ecotourism sites
• Odisha state disaster management
• archeology department culture

Question 4

Mitigating tropical storms

Answer 4

14 cyclone shelters - house up to 1000 people, used as schools