Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Perspectives from the Netherlands and Bangladesh

Rijsberman, Frank; Velzen, Andre van

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“…Such p o s s i b l e adaptations are based on experience, observation, and speculation about alternatives that might be created (Carter, 1996); they cover a wide range of types and take numerous forms (UNEP, 1998). For example, possible adaptive measures for health risks associated with c l imate change listed by Patz (1996) appear in Table 18-2. Similarly, in coastal zone studies, comprehensive lists of potential adaptation measures are presented; these adaptations include a wide array of engineering measures, improvements, or changes, including agricultural practices that are more flood-resistant; negotiating regional water-sharing agreements; providing efficient mechanisms for disaster management; developing desalination techniques; planting mangrove belts to provide flood protection; planting salt-tolerant varieties of v e getation; improving drainage facilities; establishing setback policies for new developments; developing food insurance schemes; devising flood early warning systems; and so forth (Al-Farouq and Huq, 1996;Jallow, 1996;Rijsberman and van Velzen, 1996;Teves et al, 1996;Mimura and Harasawa, 2000). In many other sectors and regions, arbitrary lists of p o ssible adaptations are common (Erda, 1996;Iglesias et al ., 1996).…”

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King³

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Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance

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Section: Possible Adaptation Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

On Adaptiveness

Djalante¹,

Siebenhüner²,

King³

et al. 2021

Adaptiveness: Changing Earth System Governance

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Security Implications of Climate Refugees in Urban Slums: A Case Study from Dhaka, Bangladesh

Saha

2012

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Huq

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Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005

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Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest countrie s and is prone to a multitude of climate-related impacts such as floods, droughts, tropical cyclones and storm surges. The vulnerability of people living in the coastal zone has been demonstrated in numerous studies and is emphasised in the recent Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001). The subsiding coastal zone in Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable as it is affected by more than twice the mean predicted global rate of sea-level rise. The consequences are saltwater intrusion into surface and groundwater systems, drainage congestion and water logging, and changes in morphodynamic processes resulting in increased riverbank erosion. In addition, sea-level rise has the potential to make cyclones and coastal inundation even more damaging than they are today.The cyclones of 1991, 1994 and 1998 have created great awareness of the need and opportunities to prepare for cyclones and to reduce vulnerability. The prospect of climate change and sea-level rise increases the need to prepare for cyclones, whilst the development of an international climate adaptation regime increases the opportunities to do so. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB), together with development funding partners such as the World Bank, UNDP and others, has embarked on preparing its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) as well as its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). Both the PRSP and the NAPA are likely to become key national planning documents, which will inform and guide investments in the coming years.Civil society organisations have made major contributions to poverty alleviation and disaster reduction in Bangladesh. However, despite the wealth of information available and the initiatives being taken by both the GoB and civil society organisations, effective adaptation, aimed at protecting vulnerable households and livelihoods in exposed coastal communities, is constrained by the limited exchange of information between and within the GoB and civil society organisations. There i s clearly a disconnect between, on the one hand, the widely declared need to start planning for adaptation at local, regional and national levels and, on the other hand, the knowledge base available at these levels to support such planning. Underlying this disconnect are a) a lack of information at the local level about the potential risks of climate change and about national and international approaches and policies to reduce these risks; and b) a lack of information at the national and international level about local vulnerabilities, adaptation needs and development opportunities. Focusing on Bangladesh's coastal zone, a project is being developed that aims to support and advance adaptation to climate change and its mainstreaming into development activities by:· Enabling non-governmental organisations from the grassroots to the national level to work together in producing and sharing knowledge, insights and know-how; · Producing and disseminating co...

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Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Perspectives from the Netherlands and Bangladesh

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

On Adaptiveness

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Security Implications of Climate Refugees in Urban Slums: A Case Study from Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh by Building Civil Society Alliances

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