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Women come to mangrove rescue in the Sundarbans

An all-woman group creates a mangrove forest in the Sundarbans to save it from climate disasters.

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Climate change — With 2 tiger attacks a month, Sundarbans reels under human-animal conflict

Climate change and rising sea levels are pushing farmers deep into the mangroves of the Sundarbans where they become victims of deadly tiger attacks

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Rajanigandha perfumes Odisha’s cyclone-wrecked Ralaba

Ralaba’s rajanigandha fields are a source of livelihood and a testament to a community’s ability to reinvent itself after a natural calamity.

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Amphan deals a severe blow to struggling Sundarbans villagers

With standing crops lost and soil turning saline when seawater came in, the cyclone has aggravated villagers’ malnutrition and food security problems, adding to their lockdown woes

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Coastal communities in Tamil Nadu prepare for disasters

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Fishing communities living on the Bay of Bengal coast in Tamil Nadu, who are vulnerable to extreme weather events, are being trained by the Tamil Nadu government to prepare for disasters

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Community rebuilds life after Cyclone Phailin wrecked their fishing hamlet

Ravaged by Cyclone Phailin, people of a fishing village buried their differences and emerged with a strong sense of unity to rebuild their lives at a relocation site