GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

How can the resilience of Indian coastal communities be strengthened to tackle the growing natural hazards resulting from climate change?

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025

Syllabus: Disaster and disaster management.

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From all 4 answers · about 140 words · 75% drew a diagram.

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The toppers’ answers

Simrandeep KaurAIR 15 · CSE 2025 · 137 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a figure

India has a vast coastline (7517km) on its two - western & eastern coast. These are vulnerable to Climate Change.

Body · points and prose

Growing Natural Hazards on Coasts.

Diagram
* India: * Frequent tropical cyclones * Threat of Tsunami * Salt water Intrusion * Declining Mangrove Covers * 34% prone to Coastal erosion

Strengthening Indian Coastal Communities.

  1. Preparedness & Mitigation → Stakeholder drilling & capacity building → e.g. Apada Mitras; declaration of:- UNESCO → Venkatraipur village - Tsunami Ready (Odisha).

  2. Capacity building of shock absorbing structures. → Natural → e.g. Mangroves under MISHTI programme. → Artificial → e.g. cyclone shelters.

  3. Early warning & Prediction → Digital inclusion of all for quick communication → Apps R&D e.g. Google earthquake detector on phones.

  4. Response & Rehabilitation → priority to rescue of elders, children & females. → Implementation of Community Plans. → use of modern tech. e.g. 3D Printing, Robotics.

Close · a framework

In this way, Coastal Communities can fulfill Disaster Risk Reduction target of Sendai Framework.

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