Disaster management in the Sundarbans delta ecosystem through environmental governance and sustainable planning

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The Sundarbans region is facing significant impacts on its ecosystem, business, agriculture, and environment due to inadequate disaster management. Storm surges, cyclones, and rising sea levels threaten the mangrove environment, causing permanent damage to farming and fishing communities, poverty, and revenue loss. The loss of mangroves affects ecological services like carbon sequestration, coastal protection, and biodiversity. To mitigate these risks, laws, growth promotion, catastrophe management plans, improved infrastructure, and public engagement in disaster response planning are necessary. Balancing environmental protection and economic expansion through climate-resilient farming techniques and sustainable agriculture is crucial. Tighter regulations, sustainable development strategies, stakeholder engagement, and advanced technology like AI can contribute to creating a resilient Sundarbans that protects the environment, improves community welfare, and ensures a sustainable future.

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José Noronha Rodrigues, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Investigador do CEDIS, Nova School of Law, FD, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - Faculdade de Direito, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 Lisboa, Portugal, Vice-Presidente da Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores, Portugal, Coordenador Científico do Mestrado em Direito das Empresas e do Trabalho, bem como da Licenciatura em Direito da Universidade de Santiago - Cabo Verde, Professor Convidado do Mestrado em Direito Civil e do Mestrado em Direito Fiscal da Universidade Católica de Moçambique. Doutor em Direito (PhD) "CUM LAUDE", pela Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Espanha), reconhecida a equivalência do grau de Doutor em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, DEA em Direito da União Europeia (2008), Mestre em Relações Internacionais (2004), Pós-Graduado em Direito Regional (1998), Pós-Graduado em Direito do Trabalho (2003) e Licenciado em Direito (1996). É também Delegado para os Açores do Instituto de Derecho Iberoamericano e é Detentor da Cátedra do Centro de Política para a Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança. Email: [email protected] / https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-4954

 

Sumanta Bhattacharya, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University

Bolseiro de Investigação na MAKAUT , Analista de Políticas de Defesa Externa e Pública , C.E , CH.E , CCIO ,M.Tech , MA em Estudos de Desenvolvimento, LLB , DIA&D ,DG&GS ,PGCPP&A , MPI(oxford University) ORCID ID : 0000-0003-2563-2787

Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev, University of Calcutta

Ciência Política (Universidade de Calcutá), Mestrado em Estudos de Desenvolvimento. ORCID ID : 0000-0001-9156-0086 

Dora Cabete, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Investigadora do CEDIS, Nova School of Law, FD, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - Faculdade de Direito, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 Lisboa, Portugal, Doutora (PhD) em Ciências Económicas Empresariais - especialização em Economia - pela Faculdade de Economia e Gestão da Universidade dos Açores, Doutoranda em Direito pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Direito, Lisboa, Mestre e pós-graduada em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade dos Açores, Licenciada em Sociologia (UAc) e em Direito (UAL). É professora auxiliar convidada na Universidade dos Açores, na Universidade de Santiago - Cabo Verde e advogada. E-mail: [email protected]/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-8818

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RODRIGUES, J. N.; BHATTACHARYA, S.; SACHDEV, B. K.; CABETE, D. Disaster management in the Sundarbans delta ecosystem through environmental governance and sustainable planning. Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental, Curitiba, v. 15, n. 2, p. e268, 2024. DOI: 10.7213/revdireconsoc.v15i2.31364. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/article/view/31364. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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