The solution provides sustainable adaptation for people depending on vulnerable coastal areas of India that are further stressed by climate change, particularly sea level rise. Socio-economic and ecological characteristics are used to plan and implement an innovative brackish water  farming system. In this system, mangrove plantation is integrated with aquaculture, with mangroves and halophytes planted on outer and inner bunds (dam)  of the system to protect against rising sea level, cyclones and other natural disasters and water spread area used for aquaculture for income generation.