Desires for In Situ Adaptation Versus Out-Migration? The Impact of Flooding and Cyclones on Polder Communities in the Bangladesh Delta
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43110%2F25%3A43927829" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43110/25:43927829 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.70045" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.70045</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/geo2.70045" target="_blank" >10.1002/geo2.70045</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Desires for In Situ Adaptation Versus Out-Migration? The Impact of Flooding and Cyclones on Polder Communities in the Bangladesh Delta
Original language description
In Bangladesh's delta, rural communities have long held lives inseparable from seasonal flooding, adapting their homes and livelihoods to the annual monsoon. However, land subsidence, changing seasons, severe storms, increased salinity, and rising sea levels are threatening local livelihoods. The objective of this paper is to understand rural residents' perceptions of climate impacts and adaptation measures, focusing on their mobility choices. Through 15 qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 22 representatives from two embanked polder localities in southwest Bangladesh, we explored the following questions: (i) How do local residents perceive recent climate and environmental changes? (ii) How are local residents coping with these changes and what external assistance do they require to maintain their livelihoods; and (iii) How do local residents perceive migration or partial migration as a potential adaptation strategy? While these communities report an increased frequency of extreme climate events and severe flooding, our findings also reveal a lack of external assistance for adaptation solutions. Moreover, most families are either unwilling or unable to completely migrate out of affected areas. Therefore, increased support-the provision of fresh drinking water, money to recoup lost income and assistance rebuilding or reinforcing homes-is essential for building adaptive capacity and increasing local resilience in the face of climate shocks.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Geo: Geography and Environment
ISSN
2054-4049
e-ISSN
2054-4049
Volume of the periodical
12
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
"e70045"
UT code for WoS article
001633038000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105024134866