Climate Change Adaptation Through Grassroots Responses: Learning from the “Aila” Affected Coastal Settlement of Gabura, Bangladesh

Alam, Ashraful; Asad, Rumana; Parvin, Afroza

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38670-1_16

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“…Therefore, the island became lower than sea level and the green terrain in Gabura was turned to a salinity-affected grey island after cyclone Aila (Alam et al, 2015).…”

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Understanding place-based adaptation of women in a post-cyclone context through place attachment

Khalil¹,

Jacobs²

2021

Environmental Development

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“…Therefore, the island became lower than sea level and the green terrain in Gabura was turned to a salinity-affected grey island after cyclone Aila (Alam et al, 2015).…”

Section: Study Area and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding place-based adaptation of women in a post-cyclone context through place attachment

Khalil¹,

Jacobs²

2021

Environmental Development

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“…3). More than a century ago, it was a part of the world's largest mangrove (Sundarbans) where people started living for shelters and livelihoods (Alam et al, 2015). It is surrounded by the Kholpetua and Kopotakhsa rivers, which separate it from the mainland.…”

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Economic and non-economic loss and damage to climate change: evidence from a developing country shrimp farms to cyclone Bulbul

Islam¹,

Nipa²,

Islam³

et al. 2022

Fish Aquat Sci

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Loss and damage have become a vital contemporary issue in climate change studies and actions in developing countries. However, studies are scant on this in the fisheries sector around the world. In Bangladesh, there is no study on the loss and damage in fisheries dependent communities. This study assesses economic and non-economic loss and damage to coastal shrimp farms due to cyclone Bulbul in Gabura Union of Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira district, using a mixed method approach. Results show that all shrimp farms' dependent communities are affected by cyclone Bulbul to some extent. About 14%, 57%, and 29% of the farms were totally, heavily and moderately damaged due to farm inundation and dyke damage. The estimated mean loss and damage per shrimp farm was worth USD 4,633. Around 31% and 72% of the farms' fencing nets and traps were lost, which was worth USD 333 per farm. There were also loss and damage to other resources such as houses, solar panels, livestock and agricultural crops where the estimated mean loss and damage per household was worth USD 3,170. This study reported that the rich shrimp farmers encountered proportionately more economic loss and damage than their poor counterparts. However, this does not mean that the poor suffered less. The current study found a range of non-economic loss and damage in different aspects of the shrimp farmers' household members such as unbearable mental pain, deterioration of health, physical injuries, disabilities, etc. and access to services (e.g., inadequate food, lack of safe drinking water, lack of medical facilities, disruption of education systems), social infrastructure (e.g., damage of roads and markets) and disturbance of cultural functions. The findings suggest that urgent short-and long-term actions may be taken to save the aquaculture farms and dependent livelihoods from economic and non-economic loss and damage to cyclones in future.

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“…The geographical locations, generational exposure to flooding, and socio-economic abilities of traditional communities have been found to increase the efficiency of traditional knowledge to create resilience to floods [35]. Most studies related to TWK identify the traditional knowledge of rural communities and their individual-and community-level coping strategies to deal with floods in daily life [34,36,37]. Of the very few publications on water management techniques, research studies on topics such as the practice of agro-ecological knowledge for creating flood-adaptive landscapes [22], the indigenous process of adaptive living with water [19], and localities embedded with cultural practices and indigenous cities [32,38] have demonstrated the successful use of TWK in urban settings.…”

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Integrated Traditional Water Knowledge in Urban Design and Planning Practices for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities

2023

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In the context of flood research, scholars and practitioners have recognised that Western-knowledge-driven engineering-based flood management techniques are insufficient for successful water use and management in urban design and planning practices, while ideas, practices, and knowledge from local people are essential. Traditional water knowledge (TWK) explains people’s profound understanding of natural processes and the ecological dependencies of water systems and connections with their local water system and the land, beliefs, sense, and practices that are an integral part of their culture. However, the concept of traditional knowledge may differ from scientific knowledge, as it represents a different worldview perspective from a modern Westernised world. Considering Khulna City, Bangladesh, as a case, this paper investigates the salient challenges and opportunities to integrate TWK with present urban design and planning practices. Interviews were conducted with key stakeholders, including relevant government officials, NGO workers, researchers, urban professionals, and local elders. This study finds that TWK can contribute to urban design and planning practices by identifying helpful ecosystem services and site-specific information; by sharing strategies for surface water protection, open-space design, and rainwater harvesting; and encouraging design of spaces for psychological benefit, and ensuring sustainability and building flood resilience in an urban context. Furthermore, this research demonstrates how these elements relate to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, issues with knowledge transmission, the identification of the actual knowledge holders, poor governance, weak urban planning, minimal institutional capacity, and perceived cultural inferiority are significant challenges restricting the integration of TWK, despite its relevance to sustainability. This paper suggests that considering traditional water use and management is necessary to develop flood resilience in an urban context in a sustainable way.

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Climate Change Adaptation Through Grassroots Responses: Learning from the “Aila” Affected Coastal Settlement of Gabura, Bangladesh

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Understanding place-based adaptation of women in a post-cyclone context through place attachment

Understanding place-based adaptation of women in a post-cyclone context through place attachment

Economic and non-economic loss and damage to climate change: evidence from a developing country shrimp farms to cyclone Bulbul

Integrated Traditional Water Knowledge in Urban Design and Planning Practices for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities

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