Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans write by Susmita Dasgupta. This book was released on 2020-12-22. Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Climate change poses serious threats to inclusive economic progress and poverty reduction. Strong countermeasures are required to increase the capacity of low-income people to mitigate their risk exposure to the impacts of climate change. Central pillars in planning for sustainable development and poverty alleviation must include vulnerability assessments, appropriate adaptation measures, and resilience-smart investments. This means placing climate change adaptation and resilience at the center of overall development policy. Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans contributes to this effort by synthesizing multiyear, multidisciplinary climate change studies on the Sundarbans—the world’s largest remaining contiguous mangrove forest and wetland of international importance, as well as home to some of South Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable communities. The studies’ findings indicate that, in a changing climate, sea-level rise, storm-surge intensification, and water salinization will alter the Sundarbans ecosystem significantly. The ripple effect of these changes will have multifaceted adverse impacts on the nature-dependent livelihoods, health, and nutrition of nearby communities. Elevated health risks, reduced land and labor productivity, and increased exposure to storms, floods, droughts, and other extreme events will make escape from poverty more difficult. Families in the Sundarbans are on the front line of these changes. Their experience and adaptation signal future decisions by hundreds of millions of families worldwide who will face similar threats from progressive sea-level rise. This research lays the technical foundation for developing a better understanding of the changes the Sundarbans currently faces, including responses of the ecosystem and human communities. Based on field research, location-specific, resilience-smart adaptation measures are recommended for reducing climate change vulnerability. Beyond the Sundarbans, the studies’ methods and findings will be of interest to development practitioners, policy makers, and researchers focused on island nations and countries worldwide that feature high-density populations and economic activity in low-lying coastal regions vulnerable to sea-level rise.
Climate Change Adaptation and Social Resilience in the Sundarbans
Climate Change Adaptation and Social Resilience in the Sundarbans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climate Change Adaptation and Social Resilience in the Sundarbans write by Anna O'Donnell. This book was released on 2015-03-24. Climate Change Adaptation and Social Resilience in the Sundarbans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Household vulnerability to weather shocks and changing climatic conditions has become a major concern in developing countries. Yet the empirical evidence remains limited on the impact that changing environmental conditions have on households. This book explores climate change adaptation using a social resilience approach. The book is based on primary data from the Sundarbans, a densely populated area located across parts of Bangladesh and India (West Bengal) which is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events and climate change. The focus is on assessing how households are affected by cyclones: whether they are able to cope with, adapt to and recover from events and changes; whether they are warned ahead of time; whether they benefit from government safety nets and other social programs; and finally whether they are driven to either temporary or permanent migration. This assessment leads to a better understanding of how exposure to an area of climate change vulnerability and risk affects and shapes human responses.
The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region
The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region write by H.S. Sen. This book was released on 2019-02-04. The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores the Sundarbans eco-region from a trans-boundary perspective, examining the cross-country interaction that helps planners to develop more efficient coastal zone planning for the delta. The dynamic ecosystem of the Sundarbans is considered the largest coastal delta in the world. It is located in the Bay of Bengal and spans across Bangladesh and West Bengal (India). Featuring chapters by experts from a range of fields, it addresses (i) risk factor analyses, and the geohydrological, climatic, natural, socio-economic, and anthropological factors related to the Sundarbans; (ii) strategies for sustainability in natural resource management in trans-boundary Sundarbans, cutting across political boundaries; (iii) improved agriculture, fisheries, and forestry practices and their impacts on the socio-economy for livelihood security; and (iv) a future road map for improvements. This book will be of value to those working in academia, as well as to experts and professionals in coastal zone planning and management.
Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change
Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change write by Sunil Nautiyal. This book was released on 2013-07-09. Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Climate change is broadly recognized as a key environmental issue affecting social and ecological systems worldwide. At the Cancun summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 16th Conference, the parties jointly agreed that the vulnerable groups particularly in developing countries and whose livelihood is based on land use practices are the most common victims as in most cases their activities are shaped by the climate. Therefore, solving the climate dilemma through mitigation processes and scientific research is an ethical concern. Thus combining the knowledge systems of the societies and scientific evidences can greatly assist in the creation of coping mechanisms for sustainable development in a situation of changing climate. International Humboldt Kolleg focusing on “knowledge systems of societies and Climate Change” was organized at ISEC. This event was of unique importance, as the year 2011-12 was celebrated as the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Germany with the motto "Germany and India - Infinite Opportunities." This volume is the outcome of the papers presented during the IHK 2011 at ISEC, India.
Coping with Climate Change
Coping with Climate Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coping with Climate Change write by Suman Sahai. This book was released on 2014. Coping with Climate Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chiefly with reference to India.
