Vulnerability of Bangladesh to climate change and sea level rise

Vulnerability of Bangladesh to climate change and sea level rise

Anonymus, N.N.

TU delft

1994-12-01

Concepts and tools for calculating risk in integrated coastal zone management. This summary document highlights the main analyses and findings of the technical and institutional components of the pilot study, which are reported in separate documents. In subsequent chapters attention will be paid to the problems addressed, the approach followed, the results obtained and the conclusions and recommendations drawn. Chapter 2 introduces the worldwide climate change problem and concern, and discusses the consequences for Bangladesh in more detail. The general IPCC approach - which formed the starting point for the Bangladesh pilot study -- was adapted in accordance with the specific conditions and concerns for Bangladesh. An overview of the approach followed is presented in chapter 3, while more details can be found in chapters 4 and 5. These chapters present main components of the impact analysis: the assessment of primary physical effects; and the impacts on human and eco-systems. Special reference is made to the establishment of the vulnerability profile of Bangladesh in chapter 7. This chapter introduces a new methodology to integrate the impacts on natural and human systems and to account for the capability of Bangladesh to implement responsive strategies. Such strategies and problems with their implementation are discussed in chapter 6. Chapters 8 and 9, finally, give the conclusions and recommendations.

vulnerability
sea level rise
climate change
Bangladesh

TLN900310
TLE950200

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:804690e4-f40f-406a-9d0f-59710e4b5f8c

Resource Analysis

report for Government of Bangladesh

Hydraulic Engineering Reports

report

(c) 1994 Government of Bangladesh