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Sundarbans: Mangroves, Climate Risk, and Adaptive Governance

Sundarbans: Mangroves, Climate Risk, and Adaptive Governance

Overview

The Sundarbans delta is a climate-exposed conservation frontier where tiger coexistence intersects with sea-level rise, cyclones, fragile livelihoods, and migration. Conservation here cannot be separated from disaster risk governance and environmental justice.

Participants analyze:

  • Delta ecology and mangrove systems
  • Risk perception and vulnerability
  • Adaptive governance under climate volatility
  • Coexistence mitigation systems
  • Climate justice implications

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participants will:

  • Map delta governance under extreme climate stress
  • Apply resilience and vulnerability theory
  • Conduct participatory risk mapping
  • Analyze conservation–livelihood trade-offs
  • Produce a climate-coexistence adaptation memo
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IDEAL DISCIPLINES

Ecology

Climate Science

Environmental Policy

Disaster Studies

Political Ecology

Geography

Development Studies

Sustainability

Environmental Justice

Public Administration

Key Locations

Kolkata
Sundarbans delta corridor

Itinerary Table

Day Location Academic Engagement Learning Emphasis
1
 Kolkata Arrival; orientation seminar Program readiness
2
 Kolkata Seminar: Mangrove ecology & delta governance Ecological grounding
3
 Kolkata Workshop: Participatory risk mapping methods Field preparation
4
 Transit to delta Climate risk briefing; adaptive governance overview Systems linkage
5
 Delta corridor Mangrove landscape observation Ethical field practice
6
 Delta villages Livelihood and risk narratives (permissions-based) Vulnerability mapping
7
 Delta corridor Governance case study: tiger mitigation systems Institutional analysis
8
 Delta corridor Resilience theory lab Apply adaptive cycles
9
 Delta corridor Disaster response and coordination mapping Multi-level governance
10
 Kolkata Systems synthesis workshop Translate field insights
11
 Kolkata Adaptation memo drafting Structured policy reasoning
12
 Kolkata Peer critique and revision Improve analytical clarity
13
 Departure Integration session Consolidate learning