Indian Bengal Delta : climate change, awareness and responsibilities

Abstract

The Bi-Monthly Newsletter “Equalnews” focuses on Environment and Systems of Inquiry. The topic is “Indian Bengal Delta: climate change, awareness and responsibilities” (page 8-12). The Government of India has announced the National Climate Change Action Plan (2008) with eight National Missions, later to become twelve missions by 2014. The world’s largest mangrove forests called “Sundarbans” (named after a species of mangrove Sundari /Hereteria) are part of the delta of Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin, known also as the Indian Bengal Delta (IBD). The article reviews background and concerns of the IBD region, calling for good governance and co-ordinated action

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