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Flood Vulnerability And Adaptation To Climate Change In Bangladesh: A Review

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  • MD ABOUL FAZAL YOUNUS

    (School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia;
    School of the Environment, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia)

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This paper reviews recent literature on flood research in Bangladesh, focusing on the nation's vulnerability to climate change and its ability to adapt. This review reveals that the literature on community-based vulnerability and adaptation, and their processes and assessments in response to hazards under climate change regimes are inadequate, apart from a recent focus on assessment of the vulnerability of rural communities, their ability to adapt their farming methods, or the economic consequences of failure to adapt in response to extreme flood events, e.g. Younus (2012a,b); Younus and Harvey (2013, 2014). This paper argues that an integrated assessment of rural vulnerability and community-based adaptation is needed in order to ensure sustainable changes in response to future climate change regimes in Bangladesh.

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  • Md Aboul Fazal Younus, 2014. "Flood Vulnerability And Adaptation To Climate Change In Bangladesh: A Review," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(03), pages 1-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:16:y:2014:i:03:n:s1464333214500240
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333214500240
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