Bangladesh I: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by Md. Nazrul Islam, André van Amstel

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 222
• Series: Springer Climate
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The aim of this book is to provide information to scientists and local government to help them better understand the particularities of the local climate. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to society. It can lead to serious impacts on production, life and environment on a global scale. Higher temperatures and sea level rise will cause flooding and water salinity problems which bring about negative effects on agriculture and high risks to industry and socio-economic systems in the future. Climate change leads to many changes in global development and security, especially energy, water, food, society, job, diplomacy, culture, economy and trade. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change as: “Any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.” Global climate change has emerged as a key issue in both political and economic arenas. It is an increasingly questioned phenomenon, and progressive national governments around the world have started taking action to respond to these environmental concerns.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-vi
Climate Change Impacts from the Global Scale to the Regional Scale: Bangladesh (Muhammad Rezaul Rakib, Md. Nazrul Islam, Hasina Parvin, André van Amstel)....Pages 1-25
Climate of Bangladesh: Temperature and Rainfall Changes, and Impact on Agriculture and Groundwater—A GIS-Based Analysis (Md. Rejaur Rahman, Habibah Lateh, Md. Nazrul Islam)....Pages 27-65
Vulnerability of Aquaculture-Based Fish Production Systems to the Impacts of Climate Change: Insights from Inland Waters in Bangladesh (Md. Sirajul Islam, Md. Enamul Hoq)....Pages 67-97
Environmental Migrants in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Climatic Change Hazards in the Southwestern Coastal Area (Md. Moniruzzaman, Alison Cottrell, David King, Md. Nazrul Islam)....Pages 99-117
Risks and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change: A Community-Based Assessment Study in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh (Salma Mamtaz, Md. Mahbub Murshed, Mohammod Asaduzzaman, Md. Nazrul Islam)....Pages 119-143
Climate Change Impacts on the Coastal Zones of Bangladesh: Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones, Sea Level Rise, and Social Vulnerability (Edris Alam, Salim Momtaz, Hafiz Uddin Bhuiyan, Sultana Nasrin Baby)....Pages 145-166
Climate Variability Impacts on Agricultural Land Use Dynamics in the Madhupur Tract in Bangladesh (Towfiqul Islam Khan, Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam)....Pages 167-193
Detection of Climate Change Impacts on the Hakaluki Haor Wetland in Bangladesh by Use of Remote Sensing and GIS (Md. Nazrul Islam, Muhammad Rezaul Rakib, Md. Abu Sufian, A. H. M. Raihan Sharif)....Pages 195-214
Back Matter ....Pages 215-221

✦ Subjects

Environment; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climate Change Management and Policy