Project

MARECLIM - Indo-European research facilities for studies on marine ecosystem and climate in India

Almost half of the world's population live in areas affected by the Asian summer monsoon, and even slight deviations from the normal monsoon pattern can have great impact on agricultural production, water availability and hydroelectric power generation to name a few. The Asian monsoon influences the currents in the North Indian Ocean while the atmosphere’s anticyclonic circulation influences the circulation in the South Indian Ocean.

A very large proportion of the coastal communities in India are totally or partially dependent on the coastal zone activities for their livelihood. The activities include fishing, farming and related occupations.

The particular oceanographic conditions of the Indian Ocean, due to the seasonal and inter‐annual monsoon variations, contribute to emphasize the linkage between the physical and biological ocean variations.

Publications

• Adaptive delta management
  Wosten, J.H.M. , Driel, W.F. van , Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C.T.H.M. , Wolters, W. (2014) In: The Food Puzzle: Pathways to Securing Food for All / , Achterbosch, T.J., van Dorp, M., van Driel, W.F., Groot, J.J., van der Lee, J., Verhagen, A., Bezlepkina, I. - Wageningen : Wageningen University and Research Centre - ISBN 9789462571921 - p. 34 - 36.
• Coastal zone issues and management in Europe
  Moors, Eddy (2014)
• Engaging stakeholders in developing food security scenarios
  Dijk, M. van , Moors, E.J. , Singh, T. (2014) In: The food puzzle: pathways to securing food for all / , Achterbosch, T.J., v. Dorp, W., van Driel, W.F., Groot, J.J., van der Lee, J., Verhagen, A., Bezlepkina, I.. - Wageningen : Wageningen UR - ISBN 9789462571921 - p. 44 - 46.
• Exercise on Participatory Vulnerability Assessment tools: Reflections
  Groot, Annemarie (2013)
• Exploratory field visit for potential sea level rise study
  Singh, T. (2013) : Alterra
• India-EU Workshop on Coastal Zone Management and Impact on Society
  Moors, Eddy (2014)
• Indo-European Research facilities for studies on marine ecosystem and climate in India (Indo-Mareclim) – Newsletter July 2013
  Moors, E.J. (2013) Kochin, Kerala, India
• Integrated Research Approaches to Coastal Zone Management : Meetings
  Singh, Tanya (2015) Integrated Research Approaches to Coastal Zone Management : Meetings, EOS: Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 2015-02-11, L.H. Pettersson, http://edepot.wur.nl/335493
• Vulnerability of coastal fishery communities to climate change in Kerala state
  Groot, Annemarie (2013)