UDA Digest > 2024
Marine Spatial Planinng Blue Economy ESG and Climate Risk

Developing a Comprehensive Handbook for Marine Spatial Planning in Tropical Waters

  • June 26, 2024
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Key Highlights MSP faces distinct challenges in tropical regions due to sub-optimal sonar performance caused by higher temperatures and varying salinity levels. This hinders accurate mapping and monitoring, necessitating advanced, customised sonar systems. Coastal areas in tropical regions often experience high population densities, leading to intensified pressure on marine resources, including overfishing and pollution, which […]

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Enhancing Maritime Security and Economic Efficiency: Linking PM Gati Shakti with Underwater Domain Awareness

  • June 20, 2024
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Key Highlights The synergy between PM Gati Shakti and UDA could revolutionise India’s maritime infrastructure and security framework. Integrating PM Gati Shakti and UDA can create a formidable framework for enhancing India’s maritime capabilities. Improved UDA can enhance early warning systems for underwater earthquakes and tsunamis, mitigating the effects of such disasters on coastal infrastructure […]

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Why is UDA crucial for ESG? How can MSP enhance the transparency and trust in ESG?

  • June 13, 2024
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Key Highlights ESG is a framework for evaluating environmental, social, and corporate governance aspects of organisations, originating from the UN’s “Who Cares Wins” initiative in 2004 and growing to a $30 trillion phenomenon by 2021. Criticism of ESG includes issues like data quality, lack of transparency, and greenwashing, which can lead to a trust deficit […]

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Catalysing Action for Our Ocean & Climate through Underwater Domain Awareness

  • May 30, 2024
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Key Highlights India has an extensive coastline and rich marine biodiversity, making World Oceans Day significant for conservation efforts to maintain ecological balance and biodiversity. Oceans play a crucial role in India’s economy through fisheries, shipping, tourism, and offshore industries, necessitating sustainable resource management to support livelihoods and economic growth. Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) is […]

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Battleground Waters: Unravelling the Environmental Quandary Amid the Red Sea Crisis

  • May 12, 2024
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Key Highlights Red Sea crisis has now transcended its immediate impact on global trade, intertwining with a broader environmental quandary The ongoing clashes, initiated by Houthis, have targeted several vessels, including commercial ships and U.S. Navy warships. Rising greenhouse gas emissions from shipping threaten to contravene the international Paris Agreement’s efforts to reduce carbon footprints. […]

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Urban Flooding and Sediment Management – A Critical Perspective for Urban Planning in Tropical Regions

  • May 12, 2024
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Key Highlights Urban flooding has become a serious menace across multiple urban centers in the country.  Global climate change alters weather patterns, leading to more frequent high-intensity rainfall events within shorter durations. Due to the unique characteristics of tropical regions, specialised strategies are necessary for managing urban flooding and related issues.  A significant factor contributing […]

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Unravelling Acoustic Challenges in India Ocean Region

  • April 24, 2024
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Key Highlights The Indian Ocean has vast economic potential owing to its mineral resources. The acoustic sensors aid in understanding the oceanic processes using underwater wave propagation systems. The topography, marine ecosystem and chemical characteristics of the Indian Ocean lead to distinct underwater wave propagation Most acoustic systems are based on Western conditions and do […]

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Hark! Do you hear the sea?

  • February 20, 2024
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The 2018 film A Quiet Place2 scares the bejesus out of you! The blind creatures having seized planet Earth attack and kill their human preys by even the slightest sound they make. These creatures make humans acutely aware of sound, persuading them to move awfully stealthily to be able to survive on planet Earth.

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Unearthing the struggle: Navigating Sediment Challenges in the Tropical Landscape

  • February 8, 2024
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Key Highlights Understanding sediment dynamics is crucial to understanding biological cycles in marine ecosystems. The Himalayan Rivers transport enormous sediment loads to the Bay of Bengal, hampering anthropogenic activities. Indian Monsoon system, along with soil erosion, aggravates inland and urban flooding. Increased sediment load affects the marine ecosystem, water quality and exploration missions. Sustainable utilization […]

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