Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh

This research examines local understandings and perceptions of climate change in two coastal villages in Southwest Bangladesh. Based on a combination of survey data and ethnographic field research, it shows how the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the two villages have been affected by various dev...

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Main Author: Rahman, Mokhlesur M.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/672
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description This research examines local understandings and perceptions of climate change in two coastal villages in Southwest Bangladesh. Based on a combination of survey data and ethnographic field research, it shows how the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the two villages have been affected by various development interventions in the past, more recent changes in local weather patterns and their adaptation to these changes.These adaptive responses are shown to fall within a resilience framework.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-6722017-02-20T06:41:52Z Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh Rahman, Mokhlesur M. This research examines local understandings and perceptions of climate change in two coastal villages in Southwest Bangladesh. Based on a combination of survey data and ethnographic field research, it shows how the livelihoods of the inhabitants of the two villages have been affected by various development interventions in the past, more recent changes in local weather patterns and their adaptation to these changes.These adaptive responses are shown to fall within a resilience framework. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/672 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Rahman, Mokhlesur M.
Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title_full Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title_fullStr Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title_short Community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal Bangladesh
title_sort community perceptions and adaptation to climate change in coastal bangladesh
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/672