Shardul Agrawala, Tomoko Ota, Ahsan Uddin Ahmed, Maarten van Aalst et al.
This document is an output from the OECD Development and Climate Change project, an activity jointly overseen by the EPOC Working Party on Global and Structural Policies (WPGSP), and the DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET). The overall objective of the project is to p...
Mahfuzur Rahman, Chen Ningsheng, Md Monirul Islam, Ashraf Dewan et al.
Edris Alam, Andrew Collins
For generations, cyclones and tidal surges have frequently devastated lives and property in coastal and island Bangladesh. This study explores vulnerability to cyclone hazards using first-hand coping recollections from prior to, during and after these events. Qualitative field data suggest that, bey...
Md. Rejaur Rahman, Zhihua Shi, Cai Chongfa
Fabrice Papa, Sujit Kumar Bala, Rajesh K. Pandey, Fabien Durand et al.
This paper discusses the use of Jason‐2 radar altimeter measurements to estimate the Ganga‐Brahmaputra surface freshwater flux into the Bay of Bengal for the period mid‐2008 to December 2011. A previous estimate was generated for 1993–2008 using TOPEX‐Poseidon, ERS‐2 and ENVISAT, and is now extended...
M. Monirul Qader Mirza, R. A. Warrick, Neil Ericksen
Debabrata Sarkar, Prolay Mondal
Abstract Flood is a natural but inevitable phenomenon occurring over the period of time. It not only damages the life, property and resources, but also hampers the economy of a nation. In this paper, an attempt has been made to delineate flood vulnerability areas for Kulik river basin through freque...
Manoj Kumer Ghosh, Lalit Kumar, Chandan Roy
Fabrice Papa, Fabien Durand, William B. Rossow, Atiqur Rahman et al.
The Ganga‐Brahmaputra accounts for ∼25% of the total amount of freshwater received by the Bay of Bengal. Using daily in situ river discharge data along with altimetry‐derived river heights, the present study aims to produce a monthly data set of altimetry‐derived Ganga‐Brahmaputra River discharge at...
Md. Inzamul Haque, Rony Basak
Tanguar Haor is one of the two listed Ramsar Site of this country which contains a rich amount of biodiversity as well as a highly productive ecosystem. But the valuable landscape undergoes a radical change in its form over the decades. This study uses past and recent satellite data to evaluate the ...
Mozaharul Alam, Masud Rabbani
The relationship between climate change and cities is complex. City-based activities contribute significant amounts of greenhouse gases and, simultaneously, are often more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Dhaka is now the world's eighth largest city and a significant proportion of Bangla...
Manoj Roy
Sella Nevo, Efrat Morin, Adi Gerzi Rosenthal, Asher Metzger et al.
Abstract. Google's operational flood forecasting system was developed to provide accurate real-time flood warnings to agencies and the public with a focus on riverine floods in large, gauged rivers. It became operational in 2018 and has since expanded geographically. This forecasting system consists...
Swapan Talukdar, Bonosri Ghose, Shahfahad, Roquia Salam et al.
Huraera Jabeen, Cassidy Johnson, Adriana Allen
Significant lessons can be drawn from grassroots experiences of coping with extreme weather for reducing the vulnerability of the urban poor to climate change. This paper examines the household and community coping strategies used by low-income households living in Korail, the largest informal settl...