Format:
Online-Ressource (IX, 420 p. 64 illus., 54 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9784431542490
Series Statement:
Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices
Content:
The book outlines the climate change adaptation (CCA) actions in Bangladesh drawing examples and lessons from different projects and programs in the country. The content is based on a selection of available documents, a consultative workshop with the academicians from different universities undertaking higher education on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and the editors' own knowledge and experience in the field. The book has four parts. Part I gives the details of climate change impacts, providing the scenarios, negotiations, and specific impacts on sea-level rise and
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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Preface; Contents; Part I: Climate Change Impacts; Chapter 1: Climate Change: Global Perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Evolution of Climate Change Issues; 1.3 Climate Change Impacts on Different Sectors; 1.4 Adaptation to Climate Change; 1.5 Adaptive Capacity; 1.5.1 Adaptation Characteristics and Processes; 1.5.2 Components and Forms of Adaptation; 1.5.3 Climate Stimuli for Adaptation; 1.6 Adaptation Types and Forms; 1.7 Link to Disaster Risk Reduction; References; Chapter 2: Climate Change Impacts, Scenario and Vulnerability of Bangladesh; 2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Observed climate change in Bangladesh2.2.1 Temperature; 2.2.2 Rainfall; 2.2.3 Climate Change Projections; 2.2.3.1 Uncertainties; 2.2.3.2 Past Reviews; Special Report on Emission SCENARIOS (IPCC 2000); Third IPCC, Summary for Policymakers, "A Report of Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" (IPCC 2001a, b); Development and Climate Change in Bangladesh: Focus on Coastal Flooding and the Sundarbans (Agrawala et al. 2003); Formulation of Bangladesh Program of Action for Adaptation to Climate Change Project (WARPO 2005)
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Fourth IPCC, Technical Summary, "A Report of Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" (IPCC 2007a)2.3 Risks and Vulnerability; 2.3.1 Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources System; 2.3.1.1 Climate Change and Hydrological Events; 2.3.1.2 Water Resource Supply Demand; 2.3.1.3 Flooding and Drainage; 2.3.1.4 River Bank Erosion; 2.3.1.5 Impacts on Water Resources; 2.3.1.6 Impacts on Agriculture; 2.3.1.7 Impacts on Infrastructures; References; Chapter 3: Sea Level Rise and Its Impacts in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh; 3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Observed Sea Level Rise in BangladeshLesson Learnt from the Investigating the Impact of Relative Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Communities and Their Livelihoods in Bangladesh; 3.3 Salinity Intrusion; 3.4 Impacts on the Sundarbans; 3.5 Adaptation Practice in Coastal Agriculture; References; Chapter 4: Urban Poverty, Climate Change and Health Risks for Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Climate Change; 4.3 Slum Dwellers at Increased Health Risk in Bangladesh; Water and Sanitation; Health Hazard Risk; 4.4 Shelter and Insecurity; 4.5 No Income and Asset Loss
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4.6 Adaptation Practices4.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Integration of Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social Protection in Bangladesh: Contemporary Views and Experiences; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Disaster Risk Reduction; 5.3 Climate Change Adaptation; 5.4 Comparing DRR and CCA Grassroots Experience; 5.5 Linking CCA, DRR and Social Protection Towards Enhancing Resilience: A Few Issues and Practices; 5.5.1 Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods; 5.5.2 Social Protection in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods
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5.5.3 Disaster Risk Reduction and Livelihoods
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9784431542483
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-4-431-54248-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-4-431-54249-0
