Societal Impacts

Our research results will benefit both the academic world, as well as society

We will develop an interactive and user-friendly map showing the socio-economic impact of storm surge inundations to the year 2050 for the Kerala region. This map will enable regional local municipalities to plan and mitigate for rising sea-levels. It will will also empower local citizens and the public by providing tangible and accessible information on the increasing danger of storm surge inundations in the region.

We will also develop a validated numerical coastline model for the Kerala region. This model will give stakeholders an opportunity to further test human intervention and nature-based solutions for protecting coastal communities.

The C3-eKerala project will also provide quantitative knowledge on the alterations in the spatial extent of mangroves in relation to climate change as risk maps. This information will be of immense use for the ecologists and stakeholders to derive and implement region-specific mangrove management.

Our tool to map seagrass habitat suitability can be used by stakeholders to determine seagrass transplantation sites and its management.

Last but not least, forecasts of harmful algal blooms will have a huge impact on aquaculture industry and local fishing community.