Coastal Livelihood Adaptation in Changing Climate: Bangladesh Experience of NAPA Priority Project Implementation

Alam, M. J.; Ahammad, Ronju; Nandy, Paramesh; Rahman, S. A.

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54249-0_14

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“…The adverse effect of saline water intrusion has a high cost on coastal agriculture (Mahmood et al, 2010) which is a substantial part of the rural livelihoods (ADB, 2011). About 80% to 90% people are dependent on agriculture and fisheries (Alam et al, 2013), which are highly sensitive to climate change (IPCC, 2007;CCC, 2006). According to Uddin (2012), about 56.6% coastal people are food insecure due to salinity.…”

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“…But adaptation capacity is directly or indirectly related to various forms of capital including financial, social, human, natural and physical. These forms of capital imply the innate capacity among the coastal community and thereby enable them to adapt to the changing climatic conditions (Alam et al, 2013;FAO, 2008).…”

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“…This authority of men over women contributes to women's exclusion from various social and economic opportunities, resulting in women's limited access to resources. Though it is generally recognised that women are key actors in mitigation and adaptation (Rodenberg, 2009;UNDP, 2008), a combined impact of predetermined physical shock and their limited access to resources reduce their ability to adapt (Alam et al, 2013;Nandy and Ahammad, 2012;Moser, 2007;Sherraden, 1991). Adaptation to coastal agriculture is expensive because it requires, among other things, buying saline tolerant seeds, diversifying crops, pumping out saline water from land, creating channels that allow saline-free water to enter the land, planting crops on floating mats and preparing artificial seedbeds.…”

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“…So, investing in women has the double benefit of improving their own lives as well as that of their household members. Strengthening women's adaptation capacity requires blending of individual skills and household capacity with institutional supports (Alam et al, 2013;Osbahr et al, 2008;Park et al, 2012).…”

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Unravelling coastal people's adaptation to salinity: evidence from Bangladesh

Hossain

Zaman

2018

IJESD

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Salinity as a slow onset climate change induced disaster is affecting coastal agriculture in multifarious ways. This study intends to explore various adaptation strategies that coastal people adopt to cope with the increasing saline water intrusion. To serve this purpose, the study conducted a survey with 318 landless people, 195 women and 123 men, selected purposively from two southwest coastal villages of Bangladesh. A five-point ordinal level Likert scale has been used to analyse data. Change in land use pattern, use of modern technology in agriculture, diversification of crops and income sources, using savings and harvesting rainwater were some of the adaptation strategies common in the study areas. The study found that women's ability to adapt is seriously compromised by their limited access to capital. So it is vital that the government take up specific programmes to enhance their adaptation capacity through increasing income generating activities and credit opportunities. Biographical notes: Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain is the Founder Director and a Professor of the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prior to 2010, he was a Professor in the Department of Sociology in the same university. He used to teach courses in forestry, environment and sustainable development. Currently, his research interests encompass disaster management challenges, adaptation, mitigation and resilience. He chaired a number of sessions in international conferences all over the world. He has been serving as a Pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University since 2012. He is a regular speaker in media on issues related to disaster management and environmental protection. Farhana Zaman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Jagannath University, Bangladesh. She holds a PhD degree from the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies and obtained her undergraduate and graduate degree in Sociology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her research interests span the areas of climate change, disaster, vulnerability, coping, adaptation, and building resilience across the risk-prone coastal regions. Her previous research examined how gender shapes crucial aspects of life. Her article entitled 'Bangladeshi women's political empowerment in urban local governance' published in South Asia Research, Vol. 32, No. 2, highlighted the hindrances of women's political empowerment in Bangladesh. She used to write popular articles in English national dailies on various ongoing gender issues. Currently, she has been pursuing a Certificate of Graduate Studies (CGS) in Social Entrepreneurship at the Salve Regina University, Rhode Island. This program contributes to expound her social responsibility for people, community and environment.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Unravelling coastal people's adaptation to salinity: evidence from Bangladesh

Hossain

Zaman

2018

IJESD

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“…Floating bed crops/vegetables in the South-central and Southern areas, plant bed raising and dyke cropping at the shrimp gher is an old but effective practice nowadays [11,12]. Since each adaption option has some costs, this study focuses on the cost effectiveness, economic feasibility and sustainability for the evaluation of existing adaptation options.…”

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Evaluation of Adaptation Practices in the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh: An Ecosystem Based Assessment

Arfanuzzaman

Mamnun

Islam

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Climate

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Abstract:Climate changes imposed differential impacts on Bangladesh in the form of sea level rise, extreme events, and variability, which has enormous economic, environmental and social cost. Such impacts are assorted across the ecosystems of the Southwest, Northwest and Central region of the country. Among the different sectors, agriculture is comparatively more vulnerable to climate change impacts. In order to reduce the climate change induced loss and damage, a series of adaptation options have been being practiced by the people at the local level for many years, but the effectiveness, profitability, and sustainability of such adaptation options are still not too well investigated or understood. From this backdrop, the study intends to identify, prioritize and evaluate the adaptation options in the agriculture of different ecosystems of Bangladesh. It is found that the economic gain of adopting rice prawn farming, replantation of rice, and saline tolerant and short duration rice varieties are much higher than the other adaption options. Through investing $10 in such adaptation options, $22, $4, $2 and $2 net return will be provided, respectively. Unavailability and less affordability are impeding the promotion of some effective adaption options, which require more attention from policy makers, while further research, demonstration and capacity building of the farmers will reduce vulnerability and build resilience.

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