Experiencing Climate Change in Bangladesh Vulnerability and Adaptation in Coastal Regions
Auteurs : Momtaz Salim, Shameem Masud
Experiencing Climate Change in Bangladesh: Vulnerability and Adaptation in Coastal Regions provides a conceptual and empirical framework for understanding the vulnerability of coastal communities in Bangladesh to multiple stressors and presents the process by which rural households adapt their livelihoods.
The livelihoods of the poor people in many developing countries are disproportionately vulnerable to multiple shocks and stresses. The effects of climate change interacting with these livelihood disturbances further amplify human vulnerability. Future climate change is likely to aggravate this precarious situation.
This book offers a solid framework for analyzing the process and components of adaptation of rural livelihoods to a changing hydro-climatic environment and presents empirical evidence of livelihood adaptation at the local level.
The book creates a knowledge-base for the small island developing states (SIDS) experiencing similar socio-economic and climatic conditions. Also fills a market need by providing a conceptual framework, case studies, and reflections on lessons learned from policy responses for vulnerability reduction and adaptation to climate variability, extremes, and change.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Adaptation in climate change discourse: A conceptual framework
Chapter 3: Study design and data sources
Chapter 4: The research setting
Chapter 5: Household assets and capabilities
Chapter 6: Local people’s perceptions of climate change
Chapter 7: Climate disturbances and change: Strategies for adaptation
Chapter 8: Livelihood adaptation to climate change: The role of policies and institutions
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Dr. Shameem is a PhD researcher in Sustainable Resources Management at the School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Presents an analyses-based adaptation to climate change in a holistic way that takes into account social, economic, and environmental stressors and their interrelationships
- Examines synergy between disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and social protection in the context of Bangladesh
- Provides examples of successes and failures in climate change adaptation invaluable for developing countries in similar situations
- Fills a market need by providing a conceptual framework, case studies, and reflections on lessons learned from policy responses
Date de parution : 10-2015
Ouvrage de 176 p.
15x22.8 cm
Thèmes d’Experiencing Climate Change in Bangladesh :
Mots-clés :
Adaptation strategies; Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Bangladesh; Climate change; Coastal Bangladesh; Extreme climate events; Financial capital; Global warming; Human capital; Hydro-climatic variability; Incremental adjustment; Institutional intervention; Integrated coastal management; Livelihood adaptation; Livelihood characteristics; Livelihood diversification; Major findings; Methodology; Natural capital; Natural disasters; Perception of climate change; Physical capital; Qualitative data; Quantitative data; Recommendations; Research design; Resilience; Risk spreading strategy; Salinity; Social capital; Social safety net; Storm surge; Sundarbans; Sustainable Livelihood Approach; Sustainable livelihood approach; Tropical cyclone; Vulnerability
