Explain the causes and effects of coastal erosion in India. What are the available coastal management techniques for combating the hazard?
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Use it under effects to show that shoreline retreat has legal and economic consequences beyond land loss, since maritime zones are measured from the coast.
- Under UNCLOS, the territorial sea (12 nautical miles) and EEZ (200 nautical miles) are measured from baselines along the coast, so a strict reading lets coastal retreat shrink these zones.
- The UN General Assembly's 24 September 2026 declaration affirms that maritime zones, once defined under UNCLOS, continue even if coastlines retreat, offering legal stability.