Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change for Bangladesh

Abstract

In 1966, the governments of the United States and Bangladesh decided to initiate a comprehensive study on climate change in Bangladesh. This study was carried out over 1996 and 1997 by a consortium of public and non-governmental research organizations, along with the relevant administrative arms of the government. The aim of this volume is to provide access to the results of this study by the public. The book comprises nine chapters, including an overview, looking at the following aspects of the study: development of climate change scenarios with general circulation models; water resources vulnerability to climate change; climate change vulnerability of crop agriculture; assessment of food grain production loss due to climate induced soil salinity, beach erosion on the eastern coastline of Bangladesh; vulnerability of forest ecosystems to climate change; fish resources vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and future outlooks on adaptation to a changing climate in Bangladesh.