Economic of Adaptation to Climate Change : Bangladesh, Volume 2. Annexes

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate risks. Two-thirds of the nation is less than 5 meters above sea level and is susceptible to river and rainwater flooding, particularly during the monsoon. The Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), adopted by the government of Bangladesh in 2009, seek to guide activities and programs related to climate change in Bangladesh. Until the past few years, climatic risks have been poorly reflected in national policies and programs Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to help decision makers in Bangladesh to better understand and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design strategies to adapt to climate change. The study takes as its starting point the BCCSAP. It builds upon and strengthens the analytical models and quantitative assessment tools already in use in Bangladesh in support of the research and knowledge management theme of BCCSAP. The scope of this study is more limited than the BCCSAP, so the reported costs represent a lower bound on the total adaptation costs in Bangladesh. The study was developed in four discrete and somewhat independent components with varying degrees of analytical depth and quantification.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010
Subjects:	ADAPTATION, ADAPTATION ACTIONS, ADAPTATION COST, ADAPTATION MEASURES, ADAPTATION OPTION, ADAPTATION OPTIONS, ADAPTATION PATHWAYS, ADAPTATION PLANNING, ADAPTATION PRACTICES, ADAPTATION PRIORITIES, ADAPTATION RESPONSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, BANKS, CASUALTIES, CATCHMENTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE EVENTS, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE VULNERABILITY, CO, COASTAL FLOODS, COLORS, COST OF ADAPTATION, COVERING, CULVERTS, CYCLONE TRACKS, CYCLONES, DAMAGES, DEATH TOLL, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, DRAINAGE, ECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, EUTROPHICATION, EVACUATION, EVAPORATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, EXTREME EVENTS, FAMINE, FARMERS, FLOOD, FLOOD DEPTHS, FLOOD FORECASTING, FLOOD MAP, FLOOD MODEL, FLOOD PROTECTION, FLOOD SEASON, FLOODED, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, GCM, GENERATOR, GROUNDWATER, HEAVY METALS, HEAVY RAINFALL, HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION, HYDROLOGY, HYDROMETEOROLOGY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, IRRIGATION, LAND USE, LOCAL RAINFALL, MARGINAL AREAS, MAXIMUM WIND SPEED, MEASUREMENTS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, NATIONAL ADAPTATION, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, NUTRIENTS, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, PRECIPITATION, PRESSURE, RAIN, RAINFALL DATA, RAINFALL MEASUREMENT, RAINFALL RUNOFF, RAINWATER, RAINY SEASON, RELIEF, RELIEF OPERATION, RESERVOIRS, RIVERS, SEA LEVEL RISE, SNOW, STORM, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE MODEL, STORM SURGES, SURFACE WATER, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE DATA, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER QUALITY, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, WATERS, WEIRS, WIND, WIND SPEED,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/16420791/bangladesh-economic-adaptation-climate-change-vol-2-2-annexes https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12839
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