Assessment of fresh water security in coastal Bangladesh: An insight from salinity, community perception and adaptation

Rahman, Mohd Tadza Abdul; Rasheduzzaman, Md; Habib, Arman; Ahmed, Ashfaq; Tareq, Syed Mohammed; Muniruzzaman, Shah

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.12.005

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“…Higher than recommended values observed at Sites DA and DB during autumn, winter and spring may be attributed to wastewater/stormwater runoff into the aquatic system. Higher average salinity values of up to 4 236.4 mg/L, except for Site DC, were reported for waters in the coastal regions of Bangladesh (Tauhid Ur Rahman et al, 2017). Salinity intrusion was suggested to be responsible for the measured high salinity levels.…”

Section: Salinitymentioning

confidence: 64%

Occurrence of PAHs in water samples of the Diep River, South Africa

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Olatunji

et al. 2020

WSA

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Water SA 46(1) 80-93 / Jan 2020 https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2020.v46.i1.7888 Method development on gC-FIDA SPE-GC-FID method was developed for the simultaneous recovery and determination of the 16 PAHs, while a GC coupled to FID was optimised for the separation of the PAH extracts, and quantitation of each of the separated fractions. Standards and calibration solutionsStock solutions (1 000 µg/mL) of the 16 PAHs were prepared by dissolving 0.01 g of each PAH in dichloromethane (DCM) in 10 mL standard flask. A working mixture (cocktail), containing the 16-PAHs mix at 1 000 µg/mL was also prepared. The stock solutions were subsequently transferred into amber vials and kept refrigerated at 4°C until use. The calibration standards (1 µg/mL, 2 µg/mL, 5 µg/mL, 10 µg/mL and 50 µg/mL) were serially prepared from the stock solution by successive dilution with appropriate volume of dichloromethane and stored at 4°C prior to GC-FID analysis.

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Section: Salinitymentioning

confidence: 64%

Occurrence of PAHs in water samples of the Diep River, South Africa

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Opeolu

Olatunji

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WSA

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“…There is a range of barriers and challenges, which hinder the planning and implementation of climate adaptation measures to building systemic resilience. Based on the literature review, the major barriers to climate change adaptation and resilience-building in the coastal areas of Bangladesh are as follows: (i) Poverty and inequality [39,44,64]; (ii) complexities of the impacts and vulnerabilities [7,69]; (iii) unsustainable management of natural resources [39,47]; (iv) lack of insurance [74,81]; (v) lack of knowledge and training in adaptation practices [61,64,72]; and (vi) poor planning and institutional capacity [35,51,61,63].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The strategies available for poor people are mostly unsustainable and contribute to maintaining levels of poverty. Such strategies include forced migration, borrowing money and selling labour in advance [51,58,64]. Crop insurance is a valuable climate adaptation tool that can offer farmers the capacity to plan and put aside funds for the long term against their adverse situation [81].…”

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confidence: 99%

Building Coastal Agricultural Resilience in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review of Progress, Gaps and Implications

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Kabir

Morgan

et al. 2020

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This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review of climate change adaptation and resilience in coastal agriculture in Bangladesh. It explores the existing adaptation measures against climatic stresses. It investigates the extent of resilience-building by the use of these adaptation measures and identifies major challenges that hinder the adaptation process within the country. The review was conducted by following the systematic methods of the protocol of Preferred Items for Systematic Review Recommendations (PRISMA) to comprehensively synthesize, evaluate and track scientific literature on climate-resilient agriculture in coastal Bangladesh. It considered peer-reviewed English language articles from the databases Scopus, Web of Science and Science Direct between the years 2000 and 2018. A total of 54 articles were selected following the four major steps of a systematic review, i.e., identification, screening, eligibility and inclusion. Adaptation measures identified in the review were grouped into different themes: Agricultural adaptation, alternative livelihoods, infrastructure development, technological advancement, ecosystem management and policy development. The review revealed that within the adaptation and resilience literature for coastal Bangladesh, maladaptation, gender imbalance and the notable absence of studies of island communities were gaps that require future research.

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“…Bangladesh, known as the "land of water," also faces a safe drinking water crisis. In the coastal regions of Bangladesh, safe drinking water scarcity is an acute problem due to saline surface waters [26] and arsenic in groundwater, as well as frequent droughts [27]. Approximately 15 million people are already forced to drink saline water and 30 million people are unable to collect potable drinking water due to a lack of available safe water sources [28].…”

Section: Quality-related Water Scarcitymentioning

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Scarcity of Drinking Water in Taihu Lake Basin, China: A Case Study of Yixing City

Lou

Huang

Liu

et al. 2019

Water

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: Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of the population increase over the last century. Water scarcity is one of the main problems facing the world, especially the scarcity of clean and safe drinking water. Scarcity of drinking water is not only relevant in arid or semiarid regions, but also occurs in water-rich regions due to the decline in water quantity caused by pollution or salinity intrusion. As a part of Taihu Lake Basin, a famous water-rich region in China, Yixing City has a total area of 1996.6 km2, including 242.29 km2 from Taihu Lake, 215 rivers with an area of 130 km2, more than 20 ponds with an area of 0.05 km2, and 20 reservoirs with a total capacity of 126 million m3. There always has enough water in Yixing City. However, meteorological conditions and water quality both affect the available drinking water sources. Poor-quality water was used as a drinking water source in Yixing City during a drought event in 2011. Approximately 1.4 × 107 m3 of poor-quality water was used for drinking water in Yixing city, providing 37.13% of the total drinking water. It was a source of concern that the water quality was too poor to be used as drinking water and that the water treatment processes were expensive. The scarcity of drinking water has become a serious issue, not only in arid and semiarid regions but also in water towns such as Taihu Lake Basin, and this issue requires society’s attention. Many measures should be taken to relieve the drinking water shortage, such as seeking new drinking water sources, protecting the current water source areas, controlling pollution emissions, and implementing effective water resource management.

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Assessment of fresh water security in coastal Bangladesh: An insight from salinity, community perception and adaptation

Cited by 74 publications

References 21 publications

Occurrence of PAHs in water samples of the Diep River, South Africa

Occurrence of PAHs in water samples of the Diep River, South Africa

Building Coastal Agricultural Resilience in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review of Progress, Gaps and Implications

Scarcity of Drinking Water in Taihu Lake Basin, China: A Case Study of Yixing City

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