Estuaries

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments known as ecotone. Estuaries are subject both to marine influences such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water and to riverine influences such as flows of freshwater and sediment. The mixing of seawater and freshwater provides high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the …

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CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 12 November 2024 English

In order for Egypt to respond effectively to the alarming environmental threats it faces, it must bring the large number of military-managed projects and production in the civilian domain under …

sea levels: rising salini� of groundwater and estuaries further inland; slower aquifer recharge rates


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 6 November 2024 English

Identifying Southeast Asia as a major source of marine plastic pollution, this brief compares plans by Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam to tackle marine litter and shows how …

years for a number of major drainage basins, estuaries, and insular districts. There is also inspection


World Bank Group · 5 November 2024 English

Blue Carbon ecosystems, as powerful carbon sinks, can play a vital role in supporting economies, jobs, and livelihoods. For these reasons, the World Bank Group prepared the flagship report Unlocking …

protection of coral reefs, mangrove ecosystems, estuaries, and community protected areas.” In addition regulations protecting mangrove ecosystems and estuaries” and to “develop regulations to protect coral


CEEW: Council on Energy, Environment and Water · 4 November 2024 English

Indicator Name Indicator Description/Data Point Ind_Weightage Data Source Correlation Rationale Estimation Method Literature/Guideline As per the DM Act of 2005 and the NDMA The National Disaster Framework for Preparation of …

development zones based on the created along estuaries to demarcate authority location of inter-tidal


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 31 October 2024 English

Given the The development of these guidelines has been compounding effects of climate change and a comprehensive process, keeping in mind the other stresses in the Arab region, it becomes …

resilience of ecosystems, resources or water estuaries managementa comprehensive adaptation strategy


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 31 October 2024 English

The inaugural Asia-Pacific Climate Report offers an overview of the region’s evolving climate landscape, up-to-date public perceptions, and key areas for policy responses.

change, and salinity intrusion into deltas and estuaries. The DIVA model considers three direct climate


New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council · 30 October 2024 English

⚫ participate in the allocation of the Council’s The positions of Councillor are established under resources for the benefit of Aboriginal people the ALRA, with salaries determined by the Statutory …

in his local Aboriginal Education, as well and estuaries and he has advised community in a number of different


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 25 October 2024 English

A century of plastic usage has led to an accumulation of plastic waste in waterways and oceans. Over time, these wastes break down into particles smaller than 5 microns – …

nonylphenol, and microplastics in fish in the estuaries of northern Taiwan and the impact on human health


IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature · 25 October 2024 English

Inland waters – such as rivers, lakes and other wetlands – are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. They are also the most threatened; almost one in three …

waters include lakes and lagoons, rivers and their estuaries, ponds, streams, groundwater, springs, cave waters


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 24 October 2024 English

legislators on the management of internationally fed estuaries, and researching the compound effects of dam


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