The evolution of aquatic agricultural systems in Southwest Bangladesh in response to salinity and other drivers of change

Faruque, Golam; Sarwer, R.H.; Karim, Muhammad Rezaul; Phillips, Michael J.; Collis, W.; Belton, Ben; Kassam, Laila

doi:10.1080/14735903.2016.1193424

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“…Although shrimp cultivation is often touted as an effective adaptation to salinisation and climate change, it has no significant relationship with poverty reduction at local level, as most of the profits are reaped by a few, often absentee, farmers (Johnson et al 2016). On the contrary, continuation of brackish water shrimp farming, and associated mangrove clearance, river siltation and land subsidence within polders, are likely to push the salinity front further inwards, and exacerbate ecosystem regulating services, such as water quality maintenance and hazard protection (Abdullah et al 2016;Faruque et al 2016;Hossain et al 2016). Thus, to ensure resilient livelihoods and equitable distribution of well-being, processes of incremental or transformational adaptation should account for the needs of different stakeholders.…”

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Differential livelihood adaptation to social-ecological change in coastal Bangladesh

2017

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Social-ecological changes, brought about by the rapid growth of the aquaculture industry and the increased occurrence of climatic stressors, have significantly affected the livelihoods of coastal communities in Asian mega-deltas. This paper explores the livelihood adaptation responses of households of different wealth classes, the heterogeneous adaptation opportunities, barriers and limits (OBLs) faced by these households and the dynamic ways in which these factors interact to enhance or impede adaptive capacities. A mixed methods approach was used to collect empirical evidence from two villages in coastal Bangladesh. Findings reveal that households' adaptive capacities largely depend on their wealth status, which not only determine their availability of productive resources, but also empower them to navigate social-ecological change in desirable ways. Households operate within a shared response space, which is shaped by the broader socio-economic and political landscape, as well as their previous decisions that can lock them in to particular pathways. While an adaptive response may be effective for one social group, it may cause negative externalities that can undermine the adaptation options and outcomes of another group. Adaptation OBLs interact in complex ways; the extent to which these OBLs affect different households depend on the specific livelihood activities being considered and the differential values and interests they hold. To ensure more equitable and environmentally sustainable livelihoods in future, policies and programs should aim to expand households' adaptation space by accounting for the heterogeneous needs and complex interdependencies between response processes of different groups.

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Differential livelihood adaptation to social-ecological change in coastal Bangladesh

2017

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“…Thus, benefits tend to accrue outside the area to absentee landlords. Land conflicts arise, as rice farmers adjacent to shrimp areas have no choice but to convert to shrimp due to the negative effects of saline water intrusion on the productivity of their crops (see Faruque et al 2017). In freshwater prawn areas, external investors and absentee landlords were not mentioned.…”

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Defining Social-Ecological Systems in South-West Bangladesh

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Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas

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“…Waterlogging is mainly due to siltation of the peripheral rivers, which is likely to worsen in future with the combined effect of precipitation increase, sea level rise and subsidence [28]. Salinity intrusion is also becoming more and more problematic and challenging-reduced fresh water flow from the north (upstream) due to siltation, reduced Gangs dry season flows, sea level rise and land subsidence are the main causes [29].…”

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Strategy Formulation and Adaptation Pathways Generation for Sustainable Development of Western Floodplain of Ganges

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2017

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The coastal zone of Bangladesh is very heterogeneous in nature and has marvelous potential to create opportunities of national importance and contribute to GDP. Among the potentials-intensification of agriculture, aqua-culture and marine fishery, ship building industry, eco-tourism, deep sea port etc. are most significant. Unfortunately, the coastal zone of the country is disaster prone area. Poor communication, lack of education and health care facilities, prolonged absence of safe drinking water and inadequate cyclone shelters contribute and multiply the dimension of vulnerability. Furthermore, increasing population pressure increases the competition for limited resources. As a consequence, in order to unlock these potentials, existing and new interventions are required to serve in an integrated and inclusive way; calling for a distinct and integrated coastal development strategy. This study aims to investigate the issues of the western floodplain of the Ganges and propose some identical strategies and subsequent adaptation pathways to delineate the development roadmaps to decision makers and researches. Analyses have been conducted through GIS and RS technology, Dynamic Pathway Generator, Excel analysis and field investigation.

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The evolution of aquatic agricultural systems in Southwest Bangladesh in response to salinity and other drivers of change

Cited by 47 publications

References 23 publications

Differential livelihood adaptation to social-ecological change in coastal Bangladesh

Differential livelihood adaptation to social-ecological change in coastal Bangladesh

Defining Social-Ecological Systems in South-West Bangladesh

Strategy Formulation and Adaptation Pathways Generation for Sustainable Development of Western Floodplain of Ganges

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