Research and Analysis

Oceans, the largest known carbon sink in the world, have largely remained absent from climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and has had to compete for attention amidst a host of other issues despite their critical importance for the mitigation and adaptation outcomes.

Climate change and marine pollution are leading to changes in the physical, chemical, and biological conditions in the Arabian Sea, and these changed

For countries such as India, that have a huge developmental reliance on oceans, economic growth encompasses the endeavor to transition from a ‘brown’

Maritime sector in general and maritime trade, play critical roles in the economic development for many countries. For India, around 95 per cent of India’s annual merchandise trade (by volume) is carried through the sea.

The health of human civilizations is inextricably linked with the health of ecosystems.  Declining biodiversity and collapsing ecosystems pose a serious threat to economies, food-security, livelihoods, and human health, globally.  In May of 2019, in a landmark event, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy

With rapid urbanization it is likely that human dwelling-concentrations will increasingly extend to low-lying areas of the coast.  India’s coastal regions

This article seeks to draw the attention of the Indian populace at large, but most particularly that of India’s coastal communities and their governance structures, to the alarming and imminent challenge posed by climate-change-induced sea-level rise and extreme events. 

Many historical and contemporary events have aggravated the social inequalities that exist along the divisive lines of race, class

Mangroves form a unique ecosystem that exists along the coastline, on the margin between land and sea in tropical and subtropical areas.