M. Shahjahan Mondal, Rashed Jalal, M. Shah Alam Khan, Uthpal Kumar et al.
The southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, being under tidal influence and dependent on sweet water supplies from upstream, has a unique brackish water ecosystem. The region, having vast low-lying areas enclosed by man-made polders, is considered to be highly vulnerable to climate change induced ha...
Uthpal Kumar, S.E. Werners, Sharmishtha Roy, Sadia Ashraf et al.
Farmers in the lower Bengal Delta around the city of Khulna, Bangladesh, are particularly vulnerable to hydro-climatic variability. Phenomena such as heavy rain, drought and salt intrusion increasingly affect their crop production, with far-reaching socio-economic and environmental impacts. Reliable...
Uthpal Kumar, S.E. Werners, Spyridon Paparrizos, Dilip Kumar Datta et al.
Farmers in the Bengal Delta are confronted with increasing hydroclimatic risks due to climate variability and change. The co-production of climate information services that address the farmers' needs could potentially assist farmers with climate-sensitive decision-making and managing their risks. Th...
Md. Isfatuzzaman Bhuyan, Iwan Supit, Uthpal Kumar, Shamim Mia et al.
Climate change contributes to a rise in salinity levels in the coastal regions of Bangladesh, notably impacting agricultural productivity. Therefore, crop-level adaptation strategies against salinity are crucial to increase productivity. In this study, our objective is to explore farm-level adaptati...
Uthpal Kumar, S.E. Werners, Spyridon Paparrizos, Dilip Kumar Datta et al.
Hydroclimatic information services are vital for sustainable agricultural practices in deltas. They advance adaptation practices of farmers that lead to better economic benefit through increased yields, reduced production costs, and minimized crop damage. This research explores the hydroclimatic inf...
Spyridon Paparrizos, Uthpal Kumar, T.S. Amjath-Babu, Fulco Ludwig
Among technological adaptation options, climate information services (CIS) offers high potential as a means to offset climate change impacts and build resilience in farming areas of developing countries. This study explores the potential of CIS, by investigating the case of participatory CIS develop...
Moriom Akter Mousumi, Spyridon Paparrizos, Md. Zafar Ahmed, Uthpal Kumar et al.
Rice farmers in coastal Bangladesh are severely affected by climate change. Climate variability and change impact crop production in numerous ways, including by changing occurrences of different rice diseases. Weather and climate information services (WCIS) can assist farmers in improving agricultur...
Samuel Jonson Sutanto, Spyridon Paparrizos, Uthpal Kumar, Dilip Kumar Datta et al.
Access to reliable and skillful Climate Information Service (CIS) is crucial for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh to mitigate the impacts of rainfall variability and extremes. This study aims to systematically evaluate the performance of CIS in providing Scientific Forecast (SF) and Local Forecast ...
Spyridon Paparrizos, Talardia Gbangou, Uthpal Kumar, Rebecca Sarku et al.
<p>Water for agriculture in peri-urban areas is vital to safeguard sustainable food production. Due to the dynamics of urbanization in deltas as well as climate change, water availability (too much, not enough, too late or early) is becoming erratic and farmers cannot rely only on thei...
Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, Uthpal Kumar, Md. Mujibor Rahman, Sadia Islam Mou et al.
M. Shah Alam Khan, M. Shahjahan Mondal, Rezaur Rahman, Hamidul Huq et al.
Abstract Describing the case study of Khulna city in Bangladesh, this chapter identifies water insecurity and vulnerabilities in the context of urbanization and climate change in peri-urban Khulna. The findings of the study indicate that freshwater is scarce in the area due to high levels of salinit...
Uthpall Kumar Roy, Mamoona Kouser, Shahriar Mohammad Shohan, FAHMIDA ZAMAN et al.
Traditional herbal medicines (THM) are used by almost 75%–80% of the people in Bangladesh to treat various types of skin diseases. This review includes ethnobotanical data as well as relevant scientific studies on plants used in traditional medicine in Bangladesh to treat various types of skin disor...
Pradip Debnath, Uthpall Kumar Roy, F. U. Zaman, Pulok K. Mukherjee et al.
Cucurbitacin E (CuE) is a potent bioactive compound derived from the family of cucurbitaceae. CuE has recently been demonstrated to have outstanding potential to inhibit the growth of different kinds of cancer cells. CuE has been proven to have a strong anticancer effect on lung cancer in different ...
Sajib Saha, Abu Jafar Mohammad Saleh, Md Anwar Jahid, Mizanur Rahman et al.
Major ion chemistry of rain water from a selected area has been determined. The rainwater is slightly acidic as in the case with rain waters globally. All major cations and anions are present in delectable amount. HCO3- is the dominant anion in the study area and its concentration generally decrease...
Sadia Ashraf, Uthpal Kumar, Sharmistha Roy, Dilip Kumar Datta