Climatic Vulnerability & its impact on the Villagers Living in the Coastal Regions of Ganjam District of Odisha

Authors

  • Mrs.Manju Prava Das S.M.I.T., Ankushpur

Keywords:

Climate, vulnerability, coastal region, cyclone, livelihood

Abstract

India has a coastline of about 7,516 km of which 5, 400 km is along the main land. Thirteen
coastal states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country are being affected by climatic
vulnerability. Four states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal) are
rather highly vulnerable to cyclone hazards. The Bay of Bengal is world’s most cyclone
prone region. Odisha is one of the most vulnerable states of India towards climate change.
Natural calamities from time- to- time seriously affect livelihoods in this state and the income
level of people. Poor societies have low adaptive capacities to withstand these adverse
impacts of climate change, due to the high dependence of a majority of the population on
climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, forestry and fishery. The direct impacts of adverse
climate cause loss of life, livelihood, assets, infrastructure etc. The present paper is an
attempt to know the real sufferings of the villagers living in the coastal regions of the
Ganjam District of Odisha who are frequently being affected by the rudeness of climatic
vulnerability. They regularly loss a lot in their general livelihood, starting from extreme
scarcity of food, drinking water and fuel to the extreme effect on health, education and
infrastructure. The traditional marine fishermen living in the coastal regions of Ganjam
district are the worst sufferers.

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Author Biography

Mrs.Manju Prava Das, S.M.I.T., Ankushpur

P.G. Department of Rural Management
S.M.I.T., Ankushpur, (Berhampur)
Odisha, India

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Das, M. P. (2016). Climatic Vulnerability & its impact on the Villagers Living in the Coastal Regions of Ganjam District of Odisha. International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting, 2(1), 01–09. Retrieved from https://ijrbma.com/index.php/bma/article/view/412

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting |ISSN: 2455-6114

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