Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh 1999 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: ... I am sure that it will be widely consulted and cited. It is a useful addition to the library of all those interested in the impacts of climate change.' Bulletin of the American Metereorolgical Society, 81:11 (2000) I would recommend this book to any one interested in vulnerability and adaptation assessment in developing countries' International Journal of Climatology, 22:129 (2002) Table of Contents: Tables. Figures. Preface. Overview; S. Huq, M. Asaduzzaman. Development of Climate Change Scenarios with General Circulation Models; A. U. Ahmed, M. Alam. Water Resources Vulnerability to Climate Change with Special Reference to Inundation; M. Alam, et al. Climate Change Vulnerability of Crop Agriculture; Z. Karim, et al. Assessment of Foodgrain Production Loss Due to Climate Induced Enhanced Soil Salinity; M. Habibullah, et al. Beach Erosion in the Eastern Coastline of Bangladesh; S. M. R. Islam, et al. Vulnerability of Forest Ecosystems of Bangladesh to Climate Change; A. U. Ahmed, et al. Fish Resources Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh; M. Y. Ali. Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Future Outlook; A. U. Ahmed, et al. Subject Index. Publisher Marketing: This text is based on a study carried out by a team of experts in different fields from Bangladesh, following a common (IPCC) guideline and with technical support from the US Country Studies team. The study has developed scenarios for the impacts of climate change on agriculture and water sectors, focusing on coastal agriculture and beach erosion in the context of sea-level rise. It has also taken a look at the aspect of adaptation to climate change for a country that is one of the most vulnerable and which will have to live with the impacts of climate change and changing climate.

Contributor Bio:  Huq, Saleemul Saleemul Huq is Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Independent University, Bangladesh and a Senior Fellow, International Institute for Environment and Development. He is a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.