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Author Rasid, Harun

Title Climate Change in Bangladesh : Confronting Impending Disasters
Published Lexington Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Title Page -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Impacts on Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Sea Level -- Impacts on Tropical Cyclones and Coping Strategies -- Impacts on Floods and Coping Strategies -- Impacts on Droughts and Coping Strategies -- Climate Change Victims and Climate Justice -- Climate Refugees -- Confronting Climate Change through Disaster Management Initiatives -- Confronting Sea Level Rise through Adaptation -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Map of Districts of Bangladesh -- Appendix 2: Population, Area, and Population Density of Districts of Bangladesh, 2013 -- References Cited -- Index -- About the Authors
Summary This book provides an essential interdisciplinary text on climate change and sea level rise in Bangladesh for undergraduate and graduate students of geography, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, political science and others. Furthermore, it is an invaluable resource for managers and planners of the government of Bangladesh and several international agencies, including the United Nations, UNDP, UNEP, ADB, who are involved in climate change mitigation and adaptation
Notes Print version record
Subject Climate change mitigation -- Bangladesh
Climatic changes -- Bangladesh
Sea level -- Bangladesh
Climate change mitigation
Climatic changes
Climatology
Sea level
SUBJECT Bangladesh -- Climate
Subject Bangladesh
Form Electronic book
ISBN 130617094X
9781306170949
9780739183540
0739183540