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Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans: Lessons from Multidisciplinary Studies

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.contributor.authorSobhan, Md. Istiak
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Sunando
dc.contributor.authorNishat, Ainun
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Tapas
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-10T22:06:52Z
dc.date.available2020-11-10T22:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-10
dc.description.abstractClimate change poses serious threats to inclusive economic progress and poverty reduction. Strong countermeasures are required to increase the capacity of low-income people to mitigate their risk exposure to the impacts of climate change. Central pillars in planning for sustainable development and poverty alleviation must include vulnerability assessments, appropriate adaptation measures, and resilience-smart investments. This means placing climate change adaptation and resilience at the center of overall development policy. Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans contributes to this effort by synthesizing multiyear, multidisciplinary climate change studies on the Sundarbans—the world’s largest remaining contiguous mangrove forest and wetland of international importance, as well as home to some of South Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable communities. The studies’ findings indicate that, in a changing climate, sea-level rise, storm-surge intensification, and water salinization will alter the Sundarbans ecosystem significantly. The ripple effect of these changes will have multifaceted adverse impacts on the nature-dependent livelihoods, health, and nutrition of nearby communities. Elevated health risks, reduced land and labor productivity, and increased exposure to storms, floods, droughts, and other extreme events will make escape from poverty more difficult. Families in the Sundarbans are on the front line of these changes. Their experience and adaptation signal future decisions by hundreds of millions of families worldwide who will face similar threats from progressive sea-level rise. This research lays the technical foundation for developing a better understanding of the changes the Sundarbans currently faces, including responses of the ecosystem and human communities. Based on field research, location-specific, resilience-smart adaptation measures are recommended for reducing climate change vulnerability. Beyond the Sundarbans, the studies’ methods and findings will be of interest to development practitioners, policy makers, and researchers focused on island nations and countries worldwide that feature high-density populations and economic activity in low-lying coastal regions vulnerable to sea-level rise.en
dc.identifierhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/660891605066712888/coping-with-climate-change-in-the-sundarbans-lessons-from-multidisciplinary-studies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1587-4
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1587-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34770
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectMANGROVE FOREST
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectWATER SALINITY
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.titleCoping with Climate Change in the Sundarbansen
dc.title.subtitleLessons from Multidisciplinary Studiesen
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okr.crossref.titleCoping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans: Lessons from Multidisciplinary Studies
okr.date.disclosure2020-11-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-15T12:01:27.331280Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.guid660891605066712888
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1587-4
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1587-4
okr.identifier.report154330
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty, Environment and Development
okr.topicWater Resources::Drought Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Flood Control
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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