Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter, Luke Brander, Enamul Haque
In this article we investigate the complex relationship between environmental risk, poverty, and vulnerability in a case study carried out in one of the poorest and most flood-prone countries in the world, focusing on household and community vulnerability and adaptive coping mechanisms. Based upon t...
Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter, Luke Brander, Enamul Haque
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a dichotomous choice contingent valuation (CV) study of reduced flood risks in Bangladesh. Sensitivity of willingness to pay (WTP) to varying risk exposure levels is tested in a ‘natural experiment’, targeting floodplain residents facing regular annual flo...
P.J.H. van Beukering, Elissaios Papyrakis, J. Bouma, Roy Brouwer
List of contributors Acknowledgements 1. The economics of ecosystem services and poverty Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Elissaios Papyrakis, Jetske Bouma and Roy Brouwer Part I. Biodiversity-related Ecosystem Services Jetske Bouma: 2. Park-people conflicts, rhino conservation and poverty alleviation in...
Alejandra Gijón Mancheño, Luke Brander, Bramka Arga Jafino, Ignacio Urrutia et al.
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events due to its frequent exposure to floods and extensive low-lying areas. Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore, Bangladesh has been upgrading its coastal embankment system to enhance flood safety. This initia...
A. K. Enamul Haque, Luke Brander, Roy Brouwer, Sonia Akter et al.
Flood mitigation is clearly a very important issue for Bangladesh. It is highly related to other high priority policy goals such as food security. As a result, protection against flooding has often been combined with efforts to intensify agricultural production. Most of the flood control projects in...
Safir Ullah Aftab, Luke Brander, Roy Brouwer, Enamul Haque
A. Brouwer, Sonia Akter, Luke Brander, Emdadul Haque
The problem of flooding in poor regions of Bangladesh provides a concrete model for studying the complex relation between environmental risks, poverty and vulnerability. This important work is the first to describe the effectiveness of different means of adaptation to flood risks. It stresses the ab...