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Unintended ConsequencesAuthor: Harshit Pai
Despite all the good intentions, public policies tend to have unintended consequences. The inefficiencies we see around us are just one of the manifestation of these consequences. Harshit Pai speaks to India's leading public policy specialists to deep dive into this other side of India's public policy. Language: en-gb Genres: Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Stranded at Sea: How Can India's Ignored Fishing Communities Become Climate Resilient
Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
The economic prospects of Indian fishing communities are stranded at sea. More than 4 million people in India depend on marine fisheries for daily sustenance. India is also the world’s second largest fish producing nation with 250,000 fishing boats, contributing to about 7% of global fish production and the blue economy of the country contributes 4% to the country’s GDP. However, this community is the most vulnerable to climate change and the policies to make them climate resilient is abysmal, limited to subsidies which have not had the desirable consequences. How can we solve this problem and make this community climate resilient? To answer some of these questions, Devleena Bhattacharjee deep dives into climate resilience interventions for India's fishing communities and its potential impact.
