National workshop focuses on climate resilience for India’s coastal communities

A two-day environment ministry workshop in New Delhi is examining ways to use climate-risk evidence in coastal planning and protect vulnerable communities and ecosystems.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change opened a national workshop on coastal resilience in New Delhi on October 29. The two-day event is being held under a Green Climate Fund project focused on climate resilience in India’s coastal communities.

The ministry says the project covers ecosystems including mangroves, coastal watersheds, seagrass, salt marshes and coral reefs, alongside the livelihoods of people in vulnerable coastal areas. At the opening, Environment Secretary Narendra Bhooshan called for existing shoreline-change assessments, hazard-line maps and vulnerability studies to inform planning and investment at state, district and local levels. The workshop continues through October 30.

Source: issuing ministry / PIB. Original bulletin: 29 October 2026 at 5:56 pm IST. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2330131

Photo: Issuing ministry / PIB, published with the official report.