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Need for an urban policy on Khazans- ensuring sustainable and climate-resilient urban development

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ACTIVITY INFORMATION
What we did

The Khazan lands are salt marshes in Goa in India that have been traditionally used for rice and prawn cultivation. With time, they have degraded to a great extent and there is urgent need for khazan land management and conservation for climate resilient urban planning.

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How we tracked

One peer-reviewed journal publication on significance of khazans in building climate resilience of urban areas IEC materials on urban khazans

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What we achieved

The project will prepare • A strategy and action plan for urban khazan management which will have scope for replication in other coastal urban areas in the region • A geo-referenced map of the khazan lands in and around Panaji • A time series analysis of the change in khazans in and around Panaji for the last 20 years

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Related ICLEI Pathways
  • Nature-based development
  • Resilient development
Related SDGs
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