TY - JOUR
T1 - Flood vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh: A review
AU - Younus, Md
PY - 2014/9/30
Y1 - 2014/9/30
N2 - This paper reviews recent literature on flood research in Bangladesh, focusing on the nation's vulnerability to climate change and its ability to adapt. This review reveals that the literature on community-based vulnerability and adaptation, and their processes and assessments in response to hazards under climate change regimes are inadequate, apart from a recent focus on assessment of the vulnerability of rural communities, their ability to adapt their farming methods, or the economic consequences of failure to adapt in response to extreme flood events, e.g. Younus (2012a,b); Younus and Harvey (2013, 2014). This paper argues that an integrated assessment of rural vulnerability and community-based adaptation is needed in order to ensure sustainable changes in response to future climate change regimes in Bangladesh.
AB - This paper reviews recent literature on flood research in Bangladesh, focusing on the nation's vulnerability to climate change and its ability to adapt. This review reveals that the literature on community-based vulnerability and adaptation, and their processes and assessments in response to hazards under climate change regimes are inadequate, apart from a recent focus on assessment of the vulnerability of rural communities, their ability to adapt their farming methods, or the economic consequences of failure to adapt in response to extreme flood events, e.g. Younus (2012a,b); Younus and Harvey (2013, 2014). This paper argues that an integrated assessment of rural vulnerability and community-based adaptation is needed in order to ensure sustainable changes in response to future climate change regimes in Bangladesh.
KW - Adaptation
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Climate change
KW - Flooding
KW - Vulnerability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84908619654&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1142/S1464333214500240
DO - 10.1142/S1464333214500240
M3 - Review article
SN - 1464-3332
VL - 16
JO - Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
IS - 3
M1 - 1450024
ER -