Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Huq, Saleemul; Ahmed, Ahsan Uddin; Koudstaal, Rob

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“…Rice, the main staple food in Bangladesh, is highly susceptible to climate change and climate related extreme events such as floods and droughts (Huq et al ., 1996; Karim et al ., 1996; Yu et al ., 2010). Climate change, as has been estimated, will reduce rice production in Bangladesh on an average of 7.4% every year over the period 2005–2050 (Yu et al ., 2010).…”

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Performance of rain-fed Aman rice yield in Bangladesh in the presence of climate change

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Alam

Gow

2017

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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This paper uses the framework of the Just–Pope production function to evaluate the impacts of climate change on yields of the rainfed Aman rice crop in Bangladesh. It analyses disaggregated district-level data on climate variables and Aman rice yield over a 48 year time horizon. The results reveal that changes in maximum temperatures have had positive and negative effects on yield in the linear and quadratic functional forms, respectively. However, the elasticity values in the variance function confirm that maximum temperature is risk-increasing for Aman rice while minimum temperature is likely to decrease yield variability. Rainfall has become risk-increasing for Aman rice. Based on three climate change scenarios, this paper also reveals that future climate change is expected to increase the variability of Aman rice yields. Finally, statistically significant dummies for different in-country climate zones require zone-specific adaptation policies to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change.

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Performance of rain-fed Aman rice yield in Bangladesh in the presence of climate change

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Alam

Gow

2017

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“…and enhancing the innovative and technical support among the local peoples to face the challenges and vulnerabilities of climate change induced hazards in Bangladesh (Huq et al, 1996;Karim et al, 1999;Habibullah et al, 1999;Schaerer and Ahmed, 2004;Rabbani et al, 2015). Selection and implementation of some community based adaptation measures such as rainwater harvesting for drinking and irrigation, cultivation of saline tolerant crop varieties, practices of the floating and sarjan 1 method of cultivation, vegetable cropping on shrimp farm embankment, and homestead gardening and forestry with mangrove trees also have a great importance to the economic sustainability of the peoples and to the development of agriculture (Huq et al, 1996;RVCC, 2003;Nandy and Islam, 2010). Some others homestead or local community-based adaptation practices like fishing in river or canal, crab fattening, duck rearing and livestock farming in household level also have a great importance to the economy of the marginal people as the alternative sources of income (Karim and Mimura, 2008;Ahammad, 2010;Rabbani et al, 2015).…”

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“…The area of agricultural land, production of crops, sustainability of the local crop varieties, income and employment facilities of the farmers is also highly vulnerable to various climate change and SLR hazards (Karim and Mimura, 2008;Islam et al, 2015). However, despite having highly vulnerability to SLR, the coastal agriculture of Bangladesh may be sustained with the increasing of SLR by taking proper adaptive measures (Huq et al, 1996;Karim et al, 1999;Paul and Routray, 2011).…”

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People’s perception on agricultural vulnerabilities to climate change and SLR in Bangladesh: adaptation strategies and explanatory variables

Islam

Shrivastava

2018

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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The objective of this research is to evaluate people’s perception on vulnerabilities of agriculture and to explore effective adaptation options with identifying the underlying demographic, socio-economic and other relevant variables that influence the adaptation strategies in the sea level rise (SLR) hazard induced coastal areas of Bangladesh. The study finds that climate change and induced SLR are emerging threats to coastal agriculture of Bangladesh; hence, farmers are applying different adaptation strategies to reduce the vulnerabilities of coastal agriculture. Selection of effective adaptation strategies to vulnerabilities of agriculture depends not only on the magnitude, intensity and the impacts of climate change and SLR, but also perceptions and types of farmer, land, educational level, indigenous knowledge about adaptation, locational advantages, external support, community awareness and sharing of different effective mechanisms among the farmers. Effective adaptation strategies with high perceptions have significant influence to reduce the vulnerabilities of agriculture considering the adverse impacts of climate change and SLR. In time of extreme climatic hazards when a great loss in agriculture hamper the coastal agrobased economy, different effective indigenous local adaptation strategies through farmer awareness and community co-operation become vital for minimizing the impact of climatic hazards and reducing the vulnerabilities of coastal agriculture.Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (1): 70-78, June, 2018

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“…A significant number of research papers have shed light on climate change's contribution to increased frequency and severity of disasters in Bangladesh, with adverse impacts on human life (Huq et al, 1998;Huq et al, 1996;Yu et al, 2010;World Bank, 2000;Ahmed, 2005;Rahman et al, 2010). It is also well documented that vulnerability, capability and resilience are partly a function of gender and social conditions: climate change impacts are far more severe for women, the poor and marginalized groups (Alam et al, 2008;Ahmed et al, 2007).…”

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Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

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Performance of rain-fed Aman rice yield in Bangladesh in the presence of climate change

Performance of rain-fed Aman rice yield in Bangladesh in the presence of climate change

People’s perception on agricultural vulnerabilities to climate change and SLR in Bangladesh: adaptation strategies and explanatory variables

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