Essays about: "floods in bangladesh"

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  1. 1. Mapping future floods in coastal Bangladesh - Impacts of projected changes in sea level and precipitation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Agnes Pierre; [2022]
    Keywords : flood modelling; TFM-DYN; sea level rise; land subsidence; extreme precipitation; tidal flooding; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The exposure to flooding in coastal Bangladesh is expected to increase throughout the century as a result of climate change-induced sea level rise and intensified monsoon precipitation. The current consequences of flooding include damage to infrastructure, economy, and health through inundation and saline intrusion, and are likely to affect a larger population in the future. READ MORE

  2. 2. Climate Change, Making Poor People Poorer? An assessment of climatic shocks on household income in Bangladesh.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daniel Smith; Dariush Shafiee; [2019-10-21]
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    Abstract : As global average temperatures are increasing due to climate change, economic impacts are increasingly palpable. A major concern is that these impacts are likely disproportionally concentrated in developing countries, and in turn poor communities within these countries. READ MORE

  3. 3. Rohingya Refugee and Humanitarian Crisis: Synergies within Bangladesh Government and Humanitarian community (Case study: WASH for Rohingya Refugees)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : MD Mostafizur Rahman; [2019]
    Keywords : Key words: Rohingya Refugee; Humanitarian Crisis; WASH; Synergies; Humanitarian Community.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Humanitarian Crisis is an alarming problem throughout the world. Bangladesh also is undergoing Rohingya refugee crisis with grave severity and challenges. Over 1 million Rohingya people have been settled over the top of hills, living without inadequate WASH facilities. READ MORE

  4. 4. Long and short-term actions taken by NGOs in a post disaster scenario

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tómas Vedie; [2019]
    Keywords : Vulnerability Reduction; Long-term; Short-term; NGOs; Natural Hazards; Disasters; Bangladesh; Floods;

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  5. 5. Escaping, climbing & surviving: Environmental migration and consequences for Bangladeshis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Emily Borgström; [2012]
    Keywords : climate change; migration; Bangladesh; consequences; conflict; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Bangladesh is known to be the country worst hit by environmental changes at the same time as it is a densely populated country in South Asia. Questions of climate change have been debated during the last decades and the voices of the affected have now also been heard. Bangladesh will lose land as the sea level rises and floods occur more often. READ MORE