Aminul Islam, Rajib Shaw, Fuad Mallick
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Andrew Collins, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
Climate change may affect human health through multiple and interactive pathways that include safe water scarcity. However, impacts of climate change-induced water scarcity on health and well-being are complex. About 80% of illnesses in developing countries are attributed to unsafe drinking water an...
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, Rajib Shaw, Jingzhong Ye, Muhammad Abid et al.
Local institutions could play an essential role in providing first-hand rescue and support to communities in reducing the impacts and vulnerability to natural disasters such as floods. Keeping in view the importance of local institutions, Pakistan has established disaster management authorities at a...
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
One of the most serious resource and health issues in coastal communities of Bangladesh is the scarcity of safe drinking water, triggered by the combined effects of salinity, arsenic, and drought. This article explores community perception of vulnerabilities in daily life, livelihood, and environmen...
Gulsan Ara Parvin, Annya Chanda Shimi, Rajib Shaw, Chaitee Biswas
It is already documented that climate change will lead to an intensification of the global water cycle with a consequent increase in flood hazards. Bangladesh is also facing an increasing trend of flood disasters. Among the various risks and disasters in Bangladesh, flood is the most common and freq...
Gulsan Ara Parvin, Fumito Takahashi, Rajib Shaw
Rajib Shaw, Fuad Mallick, Aminul Islam
Rajib Shaw, Fuad Mallick, Aminul Islam
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Gabriela Nagle Alverio, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rajib Shaw et al.
Abstract Scientists predict ongoing global climate change to trigger adverse events affecting about 143 million people in the Global South by 2050, leading to various forms of migration and mobility. While existing literature extensively examines climate-induced migration, there is a lack of studies...
Annya Chanda Shimi, Gulsan Ara Parvin, Chaitee Biswas, Rajib Shaw
Purpose This paper intends to examine the impacts of flood on water supply and sanitation condition along with flood induced health problems in a rural community of Bangladesh. It also aims to explore a rural community's adaptation approaches to flood. Design/methodology/approach This research relie...
Pankaj Kumar, Ram Avtar, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Brian Alan Johnson et al.
Rapid global changes (population growth, urbanization and frequent extreme weather conditions) have cumulatively affected local water bodies and resulted in unfavorable hydrological, ecological, and environmental changes in the major river systems. Particularly, communities in isolated riverine isla...
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
In Bangladesh, drought is seasonal and can destroy crops, causing hardship to poor agricultural labourers and others who cannot find alternative sources of income. Droughts most commonly affect the northwestern region, which generally has less rainfall than the rest of the country. In this context, ...
Md. Kamruzzaman, Rajib Shaw
The paper provides a deep insight into the agricultural practices and cropping pattern in Haor basin. Boro-Fallow-Fallow is the dominant cropping pattern in entire Haor basin. The paper also examines the characteristics of flood and its effects on agricultural production. It is found that flash floo...
Mahua Mukherjee, Kumar Abhinay, Md. Munsur Rahman, Sonam Yangdhen et al.
South Asian Region (SAR) is not only home to about 25% of the global population but also the site of many disasters, making it one of the most disaster-prone regions on the planet. The vulnerability of most of the population in the SAR can be due to the poor critical infrastructure in the region. Th...