Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh Policy Strategies for Adaptation and Resilience /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Huq, Saleemul (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chow, Jeffrey (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fenton, Adrian (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Stott, Clare (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Taub, Julia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wright, Helena (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: The Anthropocene: Politik-Economics-Society-Science, 28
• Subjects: Climate change.; Physical geography.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Earth System Sciences.

Due to its vulnerability to a wide variety of climate change impacts, Bangladesh has become a laboratory for adaptation and resilience strategies in the developing world. The knowledge shared by experienced practitioners who have a deep understanding of the complex context of this country is an inva...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction: Bangladesh Responds To Climate Change
• 2.Agricultural Adaptation Practices To Climate Change Impacts in Coastal Bangladesh
• 3.Climate Change-Induced Loss and Damage of Freshwater Resources in Bangladesh
• 4.Forest Management for Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh
• 5.Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges in Coastal Bangladesh
• 6.Climate Governance and Finance in Bangladesh
• 7.The Role of State Broadcasting Media and Education in Addressing Climate Change in Bangladesh
• 8.Climate Change is not Gender Neutral: Gender Inequality, Rights And Vulnerabilities in Bangladesh
• 9.Pathways of Climate-Resilient Health Systems in Bangladesh
• 10.Internal Displacement due to the Impacts of Disaster and Climate Change
• 11.Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas: A Critical Assessment of the Structural and Non-Structural Flood Protection Measures in Dhaka
• 12.Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh
• 13.Synthesis: A Future for Bangladesh Under a Changing Climate. .