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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh
. Ed(S): Huq, Saleemul; Karim, Z. (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh); Asaduzzaman, M.; Mahtab, F. (Institute Of Engineers,
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Description for Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh
Hardback. Based on a substantial study carried out by a team of experts in different fields from Bangladesh, following a common (IPCC) guideline and with technical support from the US Country Studies Team. This text is intended for those who are interested in the impacts of climate change, particularly on developing countries and vulnerable countries. Editor(s): Huq, Saleemul; Karim, Z. (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh); Asaduzzaman, M.; Mahtab, F. (Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh). Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
Bangladesh faces many challenges. So long it has been mainly the traditional ones of socio economic development and eradication of poverty. Environment as a major factor in this process has only recently entered the scene. But even before environmental considerations in the development process has become the normal practice, the spectre of climate change has reared its ugly head. While Bangladesh is not unique among developing countries in being at the receiving end regarding the causes and consequences of climate change, both in the literal and allegorical sense of the term, the fact remains that it has made the prospects ... Read more
Bangladesh faces many challenges. So long it has been mainly the traditional ones of socio economic development and eradication of poverty. Environment as a major factor in this process has only recently entered the scene. But even before environmental considerations in the development process has become the normal practice, the spectre of climate change has reared its ugly head. While Bangladesh is not unique among developing countries in being at the receiving end regarding the causes and consequences of climate change, both in the literal and allegorical sense of the term, the fact remains that it has made the prospects ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792355366
SKU
V9780792355366
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh
`...I am sure that it will be widely consulted and cited. It is a useful addition to the library of all those interested in the impacts of climate change.' Bulletin of the American Metereorolgical Society, 81:11 (2000) `I would recommend this book to any one interested in vulnerability and adaptation assessment in ... Read more