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Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Mangrove Species and Poor Communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on the poor communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans via …
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Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and they supply a significant portion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969809
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Facing the Hungry Tide : Climate Change, Livelihood Threats, and Household Responses in Coastal Bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
coastal households in Bangladesh. These households are already on the "front line" of climate change, so their adaptation … investment in coastal Bangladesh …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972320
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Climate Change, Groundwater Salinization and Road Maintenance Costs in Coastal Bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
of groundwater salinity on road maintenance expenditures in the coastal region of Bangladesh. The assessment draws on new … panel measures of salinity from 41 stations in coastal Bangladesh, and road maintenance expenditures, income, road network …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972321
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Climate Change, Soil Salinity, and the Economics of High-Yield Rice Production in Coastal Bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
essential for planning adaptation in low-lying coastal areas around the world. This paper presents a case study in Bangladesh on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972357
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River Salinity and Climate Change : Evidence from Coastal Bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
study conducted in Bangladesh, which quantifies the prospective relationship between climate-induced changes in sea level … significant changes in river salinity in the southwest coastal area of Bangladesh by 2050. These changes are likely to lead to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973379
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Climate Proofing Infrastructure in Bangladesh : The Incremental Cost of Limiting Future Inland Monsoon Flood Damage
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than 5 meters above sea level, making it one of the most flood prone countries in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976301
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Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Cyclones in a Changing Climate : Potential Damages and Adaptation Cost
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
vulnerability of coastal areas in Bangladesh to larger storm surges and sea-level rise by 2050. The approach identifies polders … inundation depth and by 14 percent given a +1-meter inundation depth. At present, Bangladesh has 123 polders, an early warning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976574
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Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Future Vietnamese Households : A Micro-Simulation Approach
Rozenberg, Julie - 2017
The impacts of climate change on poverty depend on the magnitude of climate change, but also on demographic and socioeconomic trends. An analysis of hundreds of baseline scenarios for future economic development in the absence of climate change in Vietnam shows that the main determinant of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968641
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Economic Structural Change as an Option for Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change
Golub, Alexander - 2017
this trade-off, based on numerical simulation of a multi-period model of economic growth and climate change impacts that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969520