Climate change impacts on freshwater availability for agriculture in Sundarbans, India: report of pump priming project

The India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC) promotes cooperation and collaboration between the complementary priorities of NERC-MoES water security research. This report presents an overview of the activities undertaken as part of a Pump Priming Project in Sundarbans from June through September 2019. The project activities were led by Professor Lalu Das in India and Dr Alexandre Gagnon in the UK, and included analyses of climatic data from observations, re-analyses and global climate models, interactive sessions with farmers and other water resource stakeholders, and a workshop with scientists, NGOs and government stakeholders working in the region. The report outlines a summary of the activities and its main conclusions, and is intended for the India-UK Water Centre members and stakeholders.