Table of Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Figures xiii
List of Tables ix
List of Abbreviations 1
1 Introduction 3
1.1 Background 3
1.2 Need for the Study 3
1.3 Aims and Objectives 4
1.4 Theoretical underpinnings 5
1.5 Scope and Limitations 6
1.6 Detailed Methodology 7
1.6.1 Stakeholder Consultation and Interviews 7
1.6.2 Vulnerability Assessment of Communities 8
1.7 Scheme of Chapterization 9
2 Coastal Ecologies: An overview of the Gulf of Kachchh 13
2.1 The Gulf of Kachchh: Evolution over the years 13
2.2 Altering Coastlines: The present and the projected scenario 19
3 Understanding Integrated Coastal Zone Management 23
3.1 History of ICZM 23
3.2 Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Gujarat 24
3.3 Implementation and Contention 25
3.4 Conclusion 27
4 Coastal Landscapes and Ecological Challenges: Jamnagar 29
4.1 Overview 29
4.1.1 Urbanisation 30
4.1.2 Industrialisation 30
4.1.3 Climate Change Variability 31
4.2 Stakeholder Consultation: Efficacy of coastal management regulations 34
5 Coastal Communities of Jamnagar 39
5.1 Ecological relationship and Interdependence 39
5.2 Role of ICZMP in supporting coastal communities 39
5.3 Case I: Sachana Fishing Community 42
5.4 Case II: Kothariya Agricultural Community 53
5.5 Reflection on the effectiveness of ICZM activities for the communities 63
5.6 Review of activities under ICZM 2011: Loopholes and Contention 64
6 Conclusion 69
6.1 Community specific adaptive capacity recommendations 69
6.1.1 Sachana Fishing village 69
6.1.2 Kothariya Agricultural Village 69
6.2 To build adaptive capacity or resilience for the whole? 70
6.2.1 Role of communities in building resilience 70
6.2.2 Role of local governments in building resilience 71
6.2.3 Role of collaboration with private sector and grassroot level
organisations 73
6.2.4 Role of ICZM Activities in building resilience 73
References 74
Appendix 1 78