15% Of Sunderbans Will Be Submerged: UNDP Report
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 7,
July 2010
A UNDP report while describing the Sunderbans delta, which has the world's largest mangrove forest, as highly vulnerable to climate change, said, "Neglecting the Sunderbans can have global implications."
The report of a district-wise human development survey was released by the UNDP's chief of South and West Asia division and Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Fadzai Gwaradzimba, here today. Read the full report here.
Source: Times of India, Kolkata
1. For further information UNDP District Development Report for the 24 Parganas, West Bengal click here.
2. For further information on the District Human Development Reports of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Uttar Dinajpur programme click here.
3. For further information on Statesman report click here.
