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

Researcher at CEDIS, Nova School of Law, FD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa – School of Law, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 (Lisboa, Portugal). Vice-President of the School of Business and Economics of the University of Azores, Portugal, Scientific Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Company and Employment Law, as well as of the Degree in Law at the University of Santiago - Cape Verde, Visiting Professor in the Master's Degree in Civil Law and in the Master's Degree in Tax Law at the Catholic University of Mozambique. Doctor in Law (PhD) cum laude, by the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), recognized the equivalence of the degree of Doctor in Law by the Lisbon University Faculty of Law, DEA in European Union Law (2008). Master’s in International Relations (2004). Post-Graduate in Regional Law (1998). Post-Graduate in Labor Law (2003) and Graduated in Law (1996). He is also the Delegate for the Azores of the Instituto de Derecho Iberoamericano and holds the Chair of the Policy Center for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Sumanta Bhattacharya, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University

Research Scholar at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University (Kolkata, India).

Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev, University of Calcutta

Political Science hons at University of Calcutta (Kolkata, India). Master’s in Development Studies, Indira Gandhi Open University, Delhi, India.

Dora Cabete, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Researcher at CEDIS, Nova School of Law, FD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa – School of Law, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 (Lisboa, Portugal). Doctor (PhD) in Business Economic Sciences – specialization in Economics - at the School of Business and Economics of the University of the Azores. PhD candidate in Law at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa - School of Law. Master's and postgraduate degree in Social Sciences at the University of the Azores. Degree in Sociology (UAc) and in Law (UAL). She is a guest lecturer at the Azores University, a guest lecturer at the University of Santiago - Cape Verde and a lawyer.

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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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