The Implications of Climate and Sea–Level Change for Bangladesh

Abstract

R.A. Warrick is research director at the Centre for Environmental and Resource Studies, Waikato University. This book presents the results of a national assessment of the possible effects of climate and sea-level change on the environment and society of Bangladesh. The implications of global warming for the regional climate and sea level are first examined. The book then assesses what is known, and not known, about the possible effects on natural resources and socio-economic systems, including the legal implications and the special problems of the low-lying coast. The key research steps and policy directions for reducing future vulnerability are identified and discussed. Ch. 1. The Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh: A Synthesis / Q.K. Ahmad, R.A. Warrick, N.J. Ericksen and M.Q. Mirza -- Ch. 2. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change / R.A. Warrick, A.K. Azizul Hoq Bhuiya and M.Q. Mirza -- Ch. 3. Sea-Level Changes in the Bay of Bengal / R.A. Warrick, A.K. Azizul Hoq Bhuiya, W.M. Mitchell, T.S. Murty and K.B.S. Rasheed -- Ch. 4. Effects of Climate and Sea-Level Changes on the Natural Resources of Bangladesh / H. Brammer, M. Asaduzzaman and P. Sultana -- Ch. 5. Socio-Economic Implications of Climate Change for Bangladesh / N.J. Ericksen, Q.K. Ahmad and A.R. Chowdhury -- Ch. 6. Legal Implications of Global Climate Change for Bangladesh / D. Freestone, M. Farooque and S.R. Jahan -- Ch. 7. Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: The Case of the Coast / A. Kausher, R.C. Kay, Asaduzzaman and S. Paul.