Case studies

• Where is Odisha located?

  South east coast of India, boardering the Bay of Bengal.
• Explain the environment and the opportunities in Odisha?

  Has a a wide variety of biodiversity such as flora and fauna including mangroves & sun dunes. There are also large stocks of fish, marine animals, reptiles etc.
• What are the opportunities along Odisha's coastline?

  Social, flat land for settlements meaning high density and urbanisation have occurred

  Economic- The coats has significantly minerals and also opportunities for offshore oil and natural gas mining, there is high employment of people in fishing and aquaculture

  Environment - Biodiversity as mentioned, tourism through Chillika lake
• But what are the risks are there for humans in Odisha?

  Coastal communities are increasing vulnerable to increasing sea levels, the frequency of cyclones, Cyclone Phailian struck and killed 44 people and led to al loss of 700,000 usd>

  Increased risks of storm surges
• What are the environmental rates in Odisha?

  36% of the coast is eroding only 14% is stable, most engineering is in the south because of hard engineering, areas with mangroves have 50% higher accretion found from an assessment of shoreline change in 2011.
• How many mangroves did Odisha have 50 years ago

  an average of 5.1km
• How many mangroves on average today?

  1.2km
• Name some stakeholders involved in The IZCM

  Green peace India / Odisha tourism development corporation and Odisha state disaster management authority
• Issues raised by the IZCM

  Biodiversity conservation

  Vulnerable to disaster

  coastal erosions

  pollution
• what does the IZCM plan to do?

  Integrate new forms of coastal management to protect sustainability new wave breakers and dune stabilisation south and in the north a new sea wall