Aquatic salinization and mangrove species in a changing climate : impact in the Indian Sundarbans (English)

This paper contributes to understanding the physical and economic effects of salinity diffusion and planning for appropriate adaptation for managing the Sundarbans in a changing climate, with a focus on the West Bengal portion of the tidal-wetland forest delta. A five-step analysis, using high-resolution spatial assessments, was conducted to get a broader picture of the migration of mangrove species with progressive aquatic salinization in a changing...

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Mukhopadhyay,Anirban;

Wheeler,David J.;

Dasgupta,Susmita;

Dey,Ajanta;

Sobhan,Istiak;
Document Date
2018/07/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8532
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/07/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Aquatic salinization and mangrove species in a changing climate : impact in the Indian Sundarbans

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English

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DEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI); Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)

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Final

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Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8532;

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Mukhopadhyay,Anirban; Wheeler,David J.; Dasgupta,Susmita; Dey,Ajanta; Sobhan,Istiak.

Aquatic salinization and mangrove species in a changing climate : impact in the Indian Sundarbans (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8532 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/157431531485716273

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