An Overview of Drought Hazards and Prospective Mitigation Approach in Bangladesh

Rakib, Muntaha; Akter, M. S.; Elahi, Mehjabin; Ali, Mohamad Wijayanuddin; Hossain, Md. Babul

doi:10.9734/air/2015/19233

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“…Drought is more complex, but least understood of all-natural hazards in Bangladesh. Long term instability of temperature and rainfall pattern leads to local and regional drought hazards which impact productive sector failure and worsen socioeconomic status (Rakib et al, 2015). Every year Bangladesh faces a different kind of natural disasters like flood, drought, cyclones, river bank erosions, earthquakes, etc.…”

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Assessment of drought disaster risk in Boro rice cultivated areas of northwestern Bangladesh

Dina

Islam

2020

Eur. J. Geosc

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Drought risk has become a major threat for sustaining food security in Bangladesh; the particularly northwestern region of Bangladesh. The objective of the study is to assess drought disaster risk on Boro paddy cultivated areas of northwestern Bangladesh using drought disaster risk index (DDRI) model. The sensitivity of Boro paddy to droughts during crop-growing seasons and irrigation recoverability were employed to reflect vulnerability condition. Moreover, the threshold level of the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was applied to evaluate the drought hazard on Boro paddy cultivated areas in the northwestern region of Bangladesh. The probability density function (PDF) was used to show the threshold level of drought hazard. The results show that drought hazard is comparatively severe in Ishardi area compared to other northwestern regions of Bangladesh. The drought disaster risk is higher in Ishardi and Rajshahi areas than Rangpur and Dinajpur areas. Although Ishardi area is more prone to high drought risk, at the same time, the recoverability rate is also quicker than any other areas. The relationship between Boro rice yield rates and drought disaster risk is insignificant. The average Boro yield rates during the period of 1976 to 2016 are 19% for Ishardi and Rajshahi areas, 20% for Rangpur and Dinajpur areas and 21% for Bogra respectively according to the total irrigation area. The outcomes of the study can aid to adopt drought condition under changing the climate and also provide guidance for future drought mitigation in the northwest region of Bangladesh.

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Assessment of drought disaster risk in Boro rice cultivated areas of northwestern Bangladesh

Dina

Islam

2020

Eur. J. Geosc

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Flood vulnerability, local perception and gender role judgment using multivariate analysis: A problem-based “participatory action to Future Skill Management” to cope with flood impacts

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Iliopoulos³

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Weather and Climate Extremes

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Analysis of Physio-Chemical Characteristic of the Roadside Polluted water of National Highway at Berhampur City, Odisha

Adhikary¹

2015

Curr. World Environ

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Physiochemical analysis of polluted water samples collected from vicinity of National Highway was carried out. Different parameters like pH, TDS, BOD, COD, DO and different heavy metals were determined by standard analytical methods. The result observed that the waste water pollution load is decreased when the distance increased from NH. Polluted water besides NH indicates high pollutant load. Polluted water with more pollutants not treated properly is act as source for other pollution like soil, air and water through leaching, percolation, weathering and downstream flow. Hence, proper management and amendment of polluted water bodies caused by vehicular emission on the both side and around National Highway is essential for human health and environmental protection.

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An Overview of Drought Hazards and Prospective Mitigation Approach in Bangladesh

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Assessment of drought disaster risk in Boro rice cultivated areas of northwestern Bangladesh

Assessment of drought disaster risk in Boro rice cultivated areas of northwestern Bangladesh

Flood vulnerability, local perception and gender role judgment using multivariate analysis: A problem-based “participatory action to Future Skill Management” to cope with flood impacts

Analysis of Physio-Chemical Characteristic of the Roadside Polluted water of National Highway at Berhampur City, Odisha

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