Fig. 67: G2G Solutions

Strengthening Community Safety against Coastal Hazards

Operational Integrated Flood Warning Systems are helping protect the coastal areas from natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, extreme precipitation, and sea level rise, encompassing separate modules for Data Assimilation from high-resolution weather models, and calculation of flood inundation and flood vulnerability and risk information at ward level.

Decision support systems directed at micro-communities like Fishermen are boosting their safety and security, especially in times of disasters, while also enabling quality management and mitigation in coastal areas. NCCR is also assisting in the development of India’s first-ever Marine Spatial Plans for two coastal areas - Puducherry and Lakshadweep Islands – as part of India’s Blue Economy programme. After completion, they can be replicated for all the coastal areas of the country

Fig. 67: G2G Solutions

Contact Information

Name of Contact Person: Designation: Organization Name: Email: Telephone: Dr. M V Ramana Murthy

Director and Scientist G National Centre for Coastal Research mvr@nccr.gov.in 9444403371

Alignment with the IGIF Strategic Pathways

Sl. No. IGIF Strategic Pathway Remarks

SP4 Data The work done by NCCR is a best practice in the collection, organizing, maintaining, publishing and archiving of critical Geospatial information that has cross-sector and multidisciplinary use, including the National Indicator Framework for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal-14 (SDG 14- Life Below Water).

SP7 Partnerships

SP9 Communication and Engagement NCCR has developed an integrated communication strategy to provide its curated data through the Digital Coast-India (D-COIN) dashboard, data on fishing operations for the safety and security of fishermen. It also carries out research activities and awareness programs on beach litter and microplastic pollution across the Indian coastline and the collected datasets during beach cleaning and analysis operations are made available on the mobile app and dashboard called “SS Sagar”.

NCCR is involved in several G2G projects to help build the capacity of the state governments and coastal stakeholders in projects related to coastal areas. It works with all the coastal states and stakeholders, and it is involved in the institutional set-up of “O-SMART” under the MoES. It is also involved in the development of India’s first-ever Marine Spatial Plans for two coastal areas - Puducherry and Lakshadweep Islands – as part of India’s Blue Economy programme.