Agriculture Adaptation in Coastal Zone of Bangladesh

Abedin, Md. Anwarul; Shaw, Rajib

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54249-0_12

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“…An additional matter of growing concern is that coastal areas of Bangladesh are affected by saline water intrusion because of its low elevation (McGrahanan et al, 2007). Increased salinity intrusion from sea water and growing soil salinity bring serious negative impacts for agriculture (IPCC, 2007b;Mahmood et al, 2010;Nishat & Mukherjee, 2013), leading to food insecurity and affecting above all the availability of fresh water (Abedin & Shaw, 2013;Abedin et al, 2014;Nishat & Mukherjee, 2013). For people living in Khulna and other southern areas of the country where salinity has been increasing, this is no longer a matter of academic interest, but a vital economic issue on which the economic future of millions of people depends (Kibria, 1999: 61).…”

Section: Climate Change and Impacts On Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate-Induced Migration: Impacts on Social Structures and Justice in Bangladesh

Ahsan

2019

South Asia Research

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In the wider context of several primary climate change impacts affecting low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh, this article examines how the phenomenon of ‘climate change migration’ creates national and local secondary complications for internal population displacement as well as increasingly visible tertiary impacts. These are manifested in rapid urbanisation and precarious socio-economic and environmental changes in urban contexts. Highlighting the growing interconnection of climate change, migration and urbanisation in Bangladesh, the article calls for effective local policy changes to address the urgent need to safeguard sustainable livelihoods and security of fundamental rights for climate change migrants.

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Section: Climate Change and Impacts On Bangladeshmentioning

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Climate-Induced Migration: Impacts on Social Structures and Justice in Bangladesh

Ahsan

2019

South Asia Research

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“…They included shortage of land and water, unpredictable weather, poor soil fertility, insecure property rights, lack of access to credit and market, unavailability of farm animals and lack of information. Abedin and Shaw (2013) found that to adapt to climate change, farmers took a number of adaptation measures such as identification of suitable cropping pattern, choice of seeds, irrigation water management, crop intensification and suitable transplanting. But all of these bore little fruit in the absence of institutional efficiency and cooperation from government bodies at all levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, they grew various types of vegetables by ponds. This multiple use of land was known as 'Lockpur model' in the Khulna-Bagerhat region (Abedin and Shaw, 2013). About 98% female respondents of this village said, they grew vegetables on their homesteads in rainy season.…”

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Unravelling coastal people's adaptation to salinity: evidence from Bangladesh

Hossain

Zaman

2018

IJESD

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Salinity as a slow onset climate change induced disaster is affecting coastal agriculture in multifarious ways. This study intends to explore various adaptation strategies that coastal people adopt to cope with the increasing saline water intrusion. To serve this purpose, the study conducted a survey with 318 landless people, 195 women and 123 men, selected purposively from two southwest coastal villages of Bangladesh. A five-point ordinal level Likert scale has been used to analyse data. Change in land use pattern, use of modern technology in agriculture, diversification of crops and income sources, using savings and harvesting rainwater were some of the adaptation strategies common in the study areas. The study found that women's ability to adapt is seriously compromised by their limited access to capital. So it is vital that the government take up specific programmes to enhance their adaptation capacity through increasing income generating activities and credit opportunities. Biographical notes: Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain is the Founder Director and a Professor of the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prior to 2010, he was a Professor in the Department of Sociology in the same university. He used to teach courses in forestry, environment and sustainable development. Currently, his research interests encompass disaster management challenges, adaptation, mitigation and resilience. He chaired a number of sessions in international conferences all over the world. He has been serving as a Pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University since 2012. He is a regular speaker in media on issues related to disaster management and environmental protection. Farhana Zaman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Jagannath University, Bangladesh. She holds a PhD degree from the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies and obtained her undergraduate and graduate degree in Sociology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her research interests span the areas of climate change, disaster, vulnerability, coping, adaptation, and building resilience across the risk-prone coastal regions. Her previous research examined how gender shapes crucial aspects of life. Her article entitled 'Bangladeshi women's political empowerment in urban local governance' published in South Asia Research, Vol. 32, No. 2, highlighted the hindrances of women's political empowerment in Bangladesh. She used to write popular articles in English national dailies on various ongoing gender issues. Currently, she has been pursuing a Certificate of Graduate Studies (CGS) in Social Entrepreneurship at the Salve Regina University, Rhode Island. This program contributes to expound her social responsibility for people, community and environment.

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“…Uttar Kaminibasia farmers (86%) recommended the dredging of the main canals and improving sluice‐gate management to obtain adequate and equitable access to water for farming. Other researchers have observed that improving physical infrastructure to ensure market access (Burke and Lobell ) and maintenance of coastal embankments to ensure access to irrigation water (Abedin and Shaw ) are basic adaptation needs.…”

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“…Studies in coastal areas have focused on locations with high exposure to environmental hazards. Some have examined adaptive strategies based on secondary sources (Abedin and Shaw ; Habiba et al ). However, the existing literature has paid inadequate attention to farmers' perceptions of environmental change, adaptation strategies, factors that facilitate and impede adaptation and suggestions to improve adaptive capacity.…”

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Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change in southwest coastal Bangladesh

Kabir

Cramb

Alauddin

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Coastal Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and salinisation; hence, farm-level adaptation is critically important. Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change were investigated in two villages in Khulna District. Perceived environmental trends included increases in temperature, extreme weather events, soil toxicity, erratic rainfall and scarcity of water for irrigation. Perceptions of climate trends were consistent with measured trends in Khulna. On-farm adaptation strategies included adjusting planting dates, excavating trenches in rice-fields, adopting new crops, salinity-reducing technologies, livestock-rearing and home-yard cropping. Non-farm adaptation strategies included wage employment, short-term migration and selfemployment. Adaptation was facilitated by income-earning opportunities, training, and credit, and impeded by lack of access to water, markets, capital, and extension services. Farmers suggested policy support for dissemination of stress-tolerant cultivars, access to irrigation, and price stabilisation or crop insurance to assist adaptation. While the study shows an impressive degree of awareness and adaptation, external support is needed to increase adaptive capacity.

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Agriculture Adaptation in Coastal Zone of Bangladesh

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

Climate-Induced Migration: Impacts on Social Structures and Justice in Bangladesh

Climate-Induced Migration: Impacts on Social Structures and Justice in Bangladesh

Unravelling coastal people's adaptation to salinity: evidence from Bangladesh

Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change in southwest coastal Bangladesh

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