15 min
Stranded at Sea: How Can India's Ignored Fishing Communities Become Climate Resilient Unintended Consequences
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- Social Sciences
The economic prospects of Indian fishing communities are stranded at sea.
More than 4 million people in India depend on marine fisheries for daily sustenance. India is also the world’s second largest fish producing nation with 250,000 fishing boats, contributing to about 7% of global fish production and the blue economy of the country contributes 4% to the country’s GDP. However, this community is the most vulnerable to climate change and the policies to make them climate resilient is abysmal, limited to subsidies which have not had the desirable consequences.
How can we solve this problem and make this community climate resilient? To answer some of these questions, Devleena Bhattacharjee deep dives into climate resilience interventions for India's fishing communities and its potential impact.
The economic prospects of Indian fishing communities are stranded at sea.
More than 4 million people in India depend on marine fisheries for daily sustenance. India is also the world’s second largest fish producing nation with 250,000 fishing boats, contributing to about 7% of global fish production and the blue economy of the country contributes 4% to the country’s GDP. However, this community is the most vulnerable to climate change and the policies to make them climate resilient is abysmal, limited to subsidies which have not had the desirable consequences.
How can we solve this problem and make this community climate resilient? To answer some of these questions, Devleena Bhattacharjee deep dives into climate resilience interventions for India's fishing communities and its potential impact.
15 min