A Comprehensive Study on Coping Mechanism with Climate Change of Coastal Areas in Bangladesh

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue XI, November 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705

A Comprehensive Study on Coping Mechanism with Climate Change of Coastal Areas in Bangladesh

Shifat Ara

PhD Fellow
Bangabandhu Science & Technology Fellowship Trust
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract: Bangladesh is considered one of the country’s most at risk to the effects of climate change and its coastal area is most vulnerable. Bangladeshi coastal communities are continuously adopting self-instinct survival strategies in order to cope with changing climatic conditions. Almost every year Bangladesh suffers highly by different kinds of disasters like flood, tropical cyclones, tornados, tidal surges, droughts and large scale river erosion etc. Bangladesh is a low lying delta with very gentle slopes. It is located at the lowest end of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Basin. Bangladesh has special geographical feature. This paper discusses the impact of climate change on livelihoods and documents current and future adaptation strategies of the Bangladeshi coastal communities from documentary sources. Later, it undertook validation processes of these finding by field visits, observations and Focus Group Discussions. The findings suggest that climate change effects on local community may include, but not limited to, livelihood, migration and health in Bangladesh.

Key words: Climate change, coastal areas, community resilience, environment

I. INTRODUCTION
Climate change is a problem that is affecting people and the environment. Historically, Bangladesh is most vulnerable countries of the world in the unhelpful impact of climate change. The coastal people are one of the worst affected areas to standardize such variations. Climate change refers to any important change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, sea level rise, acute events) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) pose risks for ecosystems, food security, water resources, human health, resolution and civilization. For this research, resilience means ‘the degree to which individuals able organize themselves on the basis of learning from past disasters and

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