Regional Impact of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh: A Multi-Sector Analysis

Haque, Anisul; Jahan, Sarwar

doi:10.1007/s13753-016-0100-y

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“…The majority of the coastal inhabitants in Bangladesh are poor, landless and depend on natural resources. Loss of lives and livelihoods; damage to agriculture, infrastructure and settlements; and disruption of communication networks are the major impacts of cyclones in Bangladesh [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Assessing Risks from Cyclones for Human Lives and Livelihoods in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Quader

Khan

Kervyn

2017

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As a disaster prone country, Bangladesh is regularly hit by natural hazards, including devastating cyclones, such as in 1970, 1991 and 2007. Although the number of cyclones’ fatalities reduced from 0.3 million in 1970 to a few thousand or fewer in recent events, loss of lives and impact on livelihoods remains a concern. It depends on the meteorological characteristics of cyclone and the general vulnerability and capacity of the exposed population. In that perspective, a spatially explicit risk assessment is an essential step towards targeted disaster risk reduction. This study aims at analyzing the spatial variation of the different factors contributing to the risk for coastal communities at regional scale, including the distribution of the hazards, exposure, vulnerability and capacity. An exploratory factor analysis method is used to map vulnerability contrasts between local administrative units. Indexing and ranking using geospatial techniques are used to produce maps of exposure, hazard, vulnerability, capacities and risk. Results show that vulnerable populations and exposed areas are distributed along the land sea boundary, islands and major inland rivers. The hazard, assessed from the density of historical cyclone paths, is highest in the southwestern part of the coast. Whereas cyclones shelters are shown to properly serve the most vulnerable populations as priority evacuation centers, the overall pattern of capacity accounting for building quality and road network shows a more complex pattern. Resultant risk maps also provide a reasonable basis from which to take further structural measures to minimize loss of lives in the upcoming cyclones.

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Assessing Risks from Cyclones for Human Lives and Livelihoods in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh

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Khan

Kervyn

2017

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“…The country is located at the unique juxtaposition of the composite, which makes Bangladesh highly exposed and vulnerable to extreme climate events. The impacts of changing temperatures, level of precipitation, more extreme weather events and rising sea level are already felt in Bangladesh and will continue to intensify [16,17]. For example, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in Bangladesh due to recent catastrophic cyclones, notably Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, which caused almost 4000 deaths.…”

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“…For example, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in Bangladesh due to recent catastrophic cyclones, notably Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, which caused almost 4000 deaths. Moreover, the frequency of cyclones in Bangladesh has increased more than five times over the last three decades [16]. Following Sidr, Cyclone Aila hit the coast on 25 May 2009 and about half a million people lost their land, homestead and livelihoods and had no option but to sail for a new life to an unknown place.…”

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Climate Change and Uncharted Social Challenge in Existing Urban Setup in Bangladesh

Ahsan¹

2019

Climate Change and Agriculture

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The impact of extreme climate events on human settlements has been startling, demonstrated by events such as Hurricane Katrina in the USA, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and Cyclones Sidr and Aila in Bangladesh. People, particularly those living in vulnerable coastal zones, face forced displacement due to such extreme climate events and need to search for alternative livelihoods. In most cases they ended up in nearest cities for income and livelihoods. Bangladesh represents a region where a complex set of climate-driven outcomes is already evident, as land is inundated, and populations migrate in large numbers in search of livelihoods. Using the region as an example, this research examines climate change impacts ranging from the primary impacts on natural systems, through secondary population displacement and migration, to the eventual outcomes of rapid urbanisation and urban poor. Tertiary impacts are defined as social changes in the urban system and deprivation of social justice for those migrants. The scope of this paper is to understand the issues and challenges associated with climate-induced displacement and policy applications to ensure social justice for those migrant communities.

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“…The farming sectors" main activities are agriculture and domestic-scale farming (cattle, goats and vegetable 15 gardening) which suffer from flooding every year . Major crops grown in the study area include rice (Haque and Jahan 2015). The "educational sector" was included as it"s likely to be relevant for the study purposes.…”

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“…Z. et al, 2008) because of the dynamic shape of chars. Therefore, policy interventions targeted to cope with the yearly floods are necessary to reduce adverse impacts (Haque and Jahan, 2015).…”

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Towards impact-based flood forecasting and warning in Bangladesh: a case study at the local level in Sirajganj district

Sai

Cumiskey

Weerts

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Abstract. Impact-based forecasting and warning services aim to bridge the gap between producers and users of warning information by connecting and increasing synergies between the components of effective early warning systems. We tested qualitatively whether a warning message based on colour codes is understandable and useful to trigger risk mitigation 15 actions at the local level in the flood-exposed communities of Rajapur and Ghorjan unions in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh.With a community-based approach for different groups of users (i.e. sectors), flood-impact scenarios were determined from past events and related to colour codes. These were developed into impact-based forecasting and warnings that can connect water levels, through the colour code, to localised guidance information tailored to sectors" needs on how to respond to the expected flood. This approach was tested through a limited number of focus group discussions and interviews at the 20 community level. Overall, the colour coded impact-based warnings were found to be an easy and understandable way to link water level forecasts to the necessary risk mitigation actions, however, further investigation is needed to validate these findings under real-time conditions. IBFW has huge potential in Bangladesh but its integration requires significant institutional changes, such as an inter-facing agency (long term) or team (short term), adjusted policy frameworks (standing orders on disasters), and new resource allocations for skills development and technological innovation from national to local 25 levels. Overall, this paper aims to offer a first insight into impact-based forecasting and warning services in Bangladesh to trigger further research and project developments.

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Regional Impact of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh: A Multi-Sector Analysis

Cited by 43 publications

References 17 publications

Assessing Risks from Cyclones for Human Lives and Livelihoods in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Assessing Risks from Cyclones for Human Lives and Livelihoods in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Climate Change and Uncharted Social Challenge in Existing Urban Setup in Bangladesh

Towards impact-based flood forecasting and warning in Bangladesh: a case study at the local level in Sirajganj district

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