Managing Water-Related Risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans : Policy Alternatives and Institutions

Persistent pressures from water-related threats – sea-level rise, soil and water salinization, and flooding due to embankment overtopping and failure – have made the West Bengal Sundarbans a challenging place to live, and effects of global climate change will only worsen conditions. Four alternative...

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Main Authors: Sánchez-Triana, Ernesto, Ortolano, Leonard, Paul, Tapas
Published: Taylor and Francis 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28934