Climate Change Impact: The Experience of the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Affected by Cyclones Sidr and Aila

Abstract

Bangladesh is considered one of the countries most at risk to the effects of climate change and its coastal area is most vulnerable. This study tries to explore the experiences of cyclones Sidr and Aila affected people living in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. This study was conducted in the cyclone Sidr affected Amtali Upazila of Barguna District and in the cyclone Aila affected Koyra Upazila of Khulna District. Primary data collection was done using Focus Group Interview and then a thematic analysis approach was used for analysis. Three core themes emerged from the analysis and they are, firstly, impacts of climate change on the socioeconomic condition of the people, secondly, the impact on the health status of the population, and finally the impact on vulnerable people. Findings show that the effects of climate change have serious consequences on the livelihood patterns of the affected population and on their overall health status. As a result, the unfavorable health condition of these affected people makes them more vulnerable to various emerging diseases.

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“…= 1.139-3.413). These results are parallel with some limited studies (Mitra et al, 2015;Kabir et al, 2017).…”

“…Heat waves are expectedly found as an environmental factor to increase Jaundice occurrence in western Nepal. This result is consistent with a study conducted in Bangladesh explaining the increasing hot air movement with increasing temperature results the exacerbation of water communicable diseases including Jaundice (Kabir et al, 2017). On the other hand, a study based on India also consistently concluded that movement of hot air promotes the transmission of infectious diseases like Jaundice (Raguraman et al, 2017).…”

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“…We do not have any information on the proportion of vulnerable population-especially costal people who experiences various stressors for developing mental disorders [6]. Very few studies in Bangladesh reported this vulnerability and risk of developing mental health disorders such as depression, suicidal tendencies, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders and so on [7][8][9]. Globally, WHO estimates about 30-50% of the disaster affected population suffer from diverse psychological distresses due to severe trauma exposure, experiencing injury or death of family members and limited social support [10,11].…”

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