Anna (Hrsg.) O'Donnell

Climate Change Adaptation and Social Resilience in the Sundarbans

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Household vulnerability to weather shocks and changing climatic conditions has become a major concern in developing countries. Yet the empirical evidence remains limited on the impact that changing environmental conditions have on households. This book explores climate change adaptation using a social resilience approach.The book is based on primary data from the Sundarbans, a densely populated area located across parts of Bangladesh and India (West Bengal) which is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events and climate change. The focus is on assessing how households are affected by cyclones: whether they are able to cope with, adapt to and… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Wodon, Quentin (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-317-66453-6
EAN: 9781317664536
Produktnummer: 18410485
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 12'502 KB
Abbildungen: 41 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 40 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Anna O'Donnell is a Social Development Specialist with the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice at the World Bank.Quentin Wodon is an Adviser/Lead Economist with the Education Global Practice at the World Bank.