Climate Change and Natural Hazards Vulnerability of Char Land (Bar Land) Communities of Bangladesh: Application of the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI)

Azam, Gausul; Huda, Mohammad Emadul; Bhuiyan, Mohammad Amir Hossain; Mohinuzzaman, Mohammad; Bodrud-Doza, Md.; Islam, Salequl

doi:10.1007/s40609-019-00148-1

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“…Compared with qualitative methods such as the Delphi method and analytic hierarchy process, the results of the entropy method are more objective and accurate. After determining the weights and evaluation scores of each indicator, the following formula was used to calculate IPCC-LVI by referring to the studies of Azam et al, the IPCC and Nguyen et al [21,40,99]. The vulnerability index ranges from −1 (the least vulnerable) to 1 (the most vulnerable).…”

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Study on Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies of Farmers in Areas Threatened by Different Disaster Types under Climate Change

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The intensification of global climate change leads to frequent mountain torrents, landslides, debris flows and other disasters, which seriously threaten the safety of residents’ lives and property. However, few studies have compared and analyzed the livelihood vulnerability and adaptation strategies of farmers in different disaster-threatened areas under the background of climate change. Based on survey data of 327 households in the areas threatened by mountain floods, landslides and debris flow in Sichuan Province, this study analyzed the characteristics of livelihood vulnerability and adaptation strategies of households in the areas threatened by different disaster types and constructed multinomial logistic regression models to explore their correlations. The findings show that: (1) The livelihood vulnerability indices of farmers in different hazard types showed different characteristics. Among them, the livelihood vulnerability index of farmers in landslide-threatened zones is the highest, followed by the livelihood vulnerability index of farmers in debris-flow-threatened zones, and finally the livelihood vulnerability index of farmers in flash flood threat zones. At the same time, all three natural hazards show a trend of higher vulnerability in the sensitivity dimension than in the exposure and livelihood resilience dimensions. (2) The nonfarming livelihood strategy is the main livelihood strategy for farmers in different disaster-type-threatened areas. At the same time, the vulnerability of farmers choosing the nonfarming livelihood strategy is much higher than that of farmers choosing the part-time livelihood strategy and pure farming livelihood strategy, and the vulnerability of sensitivity dimension is higher than that of the exposure dimension and livelihood resilience dimension. (3) For farmers in landslide- and debris-flow-threatened areas, livelihood resilience is an important factor affecting their livelihood strategy. There was a positive correlation between livelihood resilience and farmers’ choice of pure agricultural livelihood strategies in these two natural-disaster-threatened areas. This study deepens our understanding of the characteristics and relationships of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability and adaptation strategies under different disaster types in the context of climate change, and then provides the reference basis for the formulation of livelihood-adaptive capacity promotion-related policy.

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Section: Genetic Disordermentioning

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“…The concept of 'vulnerability' has been in wide use in water resources or environmental sectors in last few years (Azam et al 2021;Formetta and Feyen 2019;Fuchs and Thaler 2018;Hajra et al 2017;Kalura et al 2021;Sam et al 2017). It basically refers to the inability of a system to withstand a hazardous condition.…”

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“…soil, elevation, slope, etc., play a vital role in the impact analysis and prioritization of droughts. A few prior studies (Azam et al 2021;Dumitraşcu et al 2018;Hajra et al 2017;Noy and Yonson 2018;Sam et al 2017) have advocated assessing the socio-economic vulnerability of disasters, which includes human behaviour with respect to surrounding conditions. More importantly, the occurrence and repercussions of hydrologic extremes (e.g.…”

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“…For example, drought leads to serious economic risk for individuals, as well as government and private organizations, in developed economies. On the other hand, apart from hampering the economy, drought poses risks to the maintenance of the productive system and a threat to livelihood in developing nations (Azam et al 2021;Formetta and Feyen 2019;Fuchs and Thaler 2018;Pandey et al 2010). A spatially varying vulnerability map considering a multi-dimensional approach would be helpful to water managers in drought risk assessments and developing adaptive plans.…”

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Inclusion of groundwater and socio-economic factors for assessing comprehensive drought vulnerability over Narmada River Basin, India: A geospatial approach

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Drought is amongst the most precarious natural hazards associated with severe repercussions. The characterization of droughts is usually carried out by the sector-specific (meteorological/agricultural/hydrological) indices that are mostly based on hydroclimatic variables. Groundwater is the major source of water supply during drought periods, and the socio-economic factors control the aftermaths of droughts; however, they are often ignored by the sector-specific indices, thereby failing to capture the overall impacts of droughts. This study aims to circumvent this issue by incorporating hydroclimatic, socio-economic and physiographic information to assess the overall drought vulnerability over Narmada River Basin, India, which is an agriculture-dominated basin highly dependent on groundwater resources. A Comprehensive Drought Vulnerability Indicator (CDVI) is proposed that assimilates the information on meteorological fluctuations, depth to groundwater level, slope, distance from river reach, population density, land use/land cover, soil type, and elevation through a geospatial approach. The CDVI showed a remarkable geospatial variation over the basin, with a majority (66.4%) of the area under highly to extremely vulnerable conditions. Out of 35 constituent districts of the basin, 9, 22, and 4 districts exhibited moderate, high, and extreme vulnerability to droughts, respectively. These results urge an immediate attention towards reducing drought vulnerability and enhancing resilience towards drought occurrences. The proposed multi-dimensional approach for drought vulnerability mapping would certainly help policy-makers to proactively plan and manage water resources over the basin, especially to ameliorate the pernicious impacts of droughts.

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“…However, such a view could be too simplistic for understanding vulnerabilities in the riverine areas of Bangladesh (Lein, 2009) as many wealthy families can become landless (and thus highly vulnerable) once affected by riverbank erosion. While classifying human vulnerability in important policy frameworks (e.g., from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Bhuiya et al (2017) and Azam et al (2019) offer a more holistic view by exploring a range of indicators that potentially contribute to higher vulnerability in the riverine areas of Bangladesh, namely, frequency of riverbank erosion, exposure to other extreme events, demographic sensitivity (percentage of children and elderly), lack of land productivity, chronically ill family member, proximity to health centre, common local diseases, and lack of sanitation facilities, amongst others. In assessing vulnerability in riverbank erosion-prone areas in Bangladesh, this study adopts this broader view in identifying the most vulnerable groups.…”

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Exploring the Drivers of Vulnerability Among Disadvantaged Internal Migrants in Riverbank Erosion Prone Areas in North-West Bangladesh

Kabir

Kamruzzaman

2022

Journal of South Asian Development

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Bangladesh frequently suffers from acute riverbank erosions and, as a result, every year a large number of people internally migrate to new places mainly in search of livelihoods. While very few studies focus on the multifaceted nature of vulnerability experienced from riverbank erosions, the present study examines to what extent different drivers of vulnerability affect socio-economically disadvantaged internal migrants living in riverbank erosion-prone areas in Bangladesh. Empirical evidence from two north-western riverbank erosion-prone districts in Bangladesh demonstrates that the disadvantaged internal migrants and their household members were exposed to a range of vulnerabilities connected to economic, institutional, infrastructural, environmental, and social drivers. It is contended that evidently there are different types of vulnerability some of which are perceived to be more severe than others in the study areas. This study, therefore, suggests extending some specific support programmes including income generation schemes, access to institutional credit for the landless, improved inexpensive means of transportation, and improved communication. This article also proposes improving rural infrastructure including irrigation facilities, inexpensive transportation means for agricultural inputs or other farming materials, reasonable prices for daily necessities, and improved health care benefits.

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Climate Change and Natural Hazards Vulnerability of Char Land (Bar Land) Communities of Bangladesh: Application of the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI)

Cited by 34 publications

References 32 publications

Study on Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies of Farmers in Areas Threatened by Different Disaster Types under Climate Change

Study on Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies of Farmers in Areas Threatened by Different Disaster Types under Climate Change

Inclusion of groundwater and socio-economic factors for assessing comprehensive drought vulnerability over Narmada River Basin, India: A geospatial approach

Exploring the Drivers of Vulnerability Among Disadvantaged Internal Migrants in Riverbank Erosion Prone Areas in North-West Bangladesh

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