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Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMF
Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMF
(ESMF)
insightsonindia.com/2019/08/08/environmental-and-social-management-framework-esmf/
Topic covered:
Context: The Environment Ministry has unveiled a draft Environmental and Social
Management Framework (ESMF).
Key highlights:
Background:
The project seeks to assist the Government of India in enhancing coastal resource
efficiency and resilience, by building collective capacity (including communities
and decentralised governance) for adopting and implementing integrated coastal
management approaches.
So far three coastal States, namely Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, have prepared
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plans with support from the World Bank.
Such plans would be prepared for the selected coastal stretches in other States/UT, the
project notes.
The key activities proposed for coastal zone development that consist of
investments by States include:
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4. Development of hatcheries.
5. Rearing/rescue centres for turtles and other marine animals.
6. Creation of infrastructure for tourism.
7. Restoration and recharge of water bodies.
8. Beach cleaning and development.
9. Other small infrastructure facilities.
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