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The adverse impacts of globalization are challenging. The land, air and waters upon which the livelihoods of millions of people depend are being privatised and appropriated, and eroded and polluted at a frightening pace. As a result, entire communities are being threatened in their survival. Thousands of traditional and indigenous villages around the world are currently in danger of losing their social, cultural, ecological and economic cohesion. Many villagers, and especially the younger generation, are rapidly moving into cities and urban slums. Sustainable lifestyles and cultural values are being lost in the process. These tensions are likely to increase as natural disasters, pollution, climate change, resource depletion and economic instability intensify. Rural and urban communities around the world are currently in danger of losing their social, cultural, ecological and economic cohesion. We are a long way from reaching anything near to sustainable development on the global scale, and the issues arising from climate change are intensifying. Tensions and conflicts are likely to increase further as natural disasters, resource depletion, water scarcity and economic instability are exacerbated. Communities lose their stability as problems of poverty, environmental degradation and the ensuing social disintegration coincide.
At present context Odisha, Jharkhand and Chatishgarh states unfortunately the same Bay has turned into a threat forcing the transition from a once prosperous states to a disaster prone poor economy. Livelihoods have suffered all across coastal Odisha. Even the Chilika Lagoon has been affected and the nature of its water has changed affecting sea life and the livelihoods of fishermen. Overall 750 million people in South Asia have become vulnerable. In Odisha the situation is very acute. Out of 40 million people here, 60 percent are dependent upon the coastal ecosystem for their livelihood. The changes witnessed in lakes, rivers and the coast are alarming. Drinking water, saline ingress, and coastal erosion have emerged as problems. Both agriculture and marine productivity are decreasing.
SCT from its inception involved in research and consultancy work on climate change and global warming & its impact on livelihood development.
