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Adaptation Fund

Andhra Pradesh

Name of the Project : Conservation and Management of Coastal
Resources as a Potential Adaptation Strategy for Sea Level Rise
Project Focus : Coastal Resources Management
Location : Sorlagondi, Nalli and Basavanipalem Villages of Krishna
Mangrove Wetlands area of Andhra Pradesh
Project Finance : USD 0.69 Million (Rs. 4.14 crore)
Duration : 4 Years (2015-2019); Extended upto 2021; Completed
Name of Executing Entity : M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
(MSSRF) supported by Praja Pragathi Seva Sangam (PPSS)
Project Beneciaries : Direct : 3,905 farmers of the Project Villages;
Indirect : 1.29 million people inhabiting in and around the Krishna
and Godavari delta region of Andhra Pradesh

Project Area : e Krishna delta of Andhra Pradesh supports about 4.5 million people which are primarily dependent
on agriculture, sheries, and aquaculture for their livelihoods. e delta supports irrigation in about 5,40,000 ha area
and has mangrove forest cover in about 22,000 ha area. e delta's natural resource includes 3,000 ha area of
unprotected forest area which is facing threat due to pronounced coastal erosion, destruction of mangrove belt, seawater
inundation, cyclonic storms, storm surges, extensive aquaculture, shrimp farming, and black sand mining. It has been
predicted that increase in sea level rise by about 0.62 m would aect 894 km area in the Krishna and Godavari delta
region and would lead to displacement of 1.29 million people.

To address the above vulnerabilities,
the given project endeavors
restoration of degraded mangroves
to integrate mangrove cultivation
with sheries through Integrated
Mangrove Fishery Farming System
(IMFFS) model. e rehabilitated
mangroves would serve as cyclone
shelters besides increasing the
population of edible sh and crabs,
mangrove cover, fodder for
livestock, biodiversity, alternate
livelihoods for people thereby giving
a boost to local incomes.
Defunct Ponds of the
Project Village

Debris and Silt Removal for
Enhancing Capacity of the Ponds

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