Revisiting disaster preparedness in coastal communities since 1970s in Bangladesh with an emphasis on the case of tropical cyclone Amphan in May 2020

MT Islam, M Charlesworth, M Aurangojeb… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The geographical location and development of Bangladesh means that the country is
vulnerable to tropical cyclones. Cyclones are becoming more frequent and severe due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing agricultural livelihood vulnerability to climate change in coastal Bangladesh

MZ Hoque, S Cui, L Xu, I Islam, J Tang… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The adverse impacts of climate change exert mounting pressure on agriculture-dependent
livelihoods of many developing and developed nations. However, integrated and spatially …

Tropical cyclone risk assessment using geospatial techniques for the eastern coastal region of Bangladesh

MAA Hoque, B Pradhan, N Ahmed, S Roy - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tropical cyclones frequently affect millions of people, damaging properties, livelihoods and
environments in the coastal region of Bangladesh. The intensity and extent of tropical …

Social vulnerability in the coastal region of Bangladesh: An investigation of social vulnerability index and scalar change effects

YW Rabby, MB Hossain, MU Hasan - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vulnerability to natural hazards not only depends on the magnitude of the hazards but also
on the socio-economic conditions of people. Considering vulnerability as a social construct …

Employing social vulnerability index to assess household social vulnerability of natural hazards: an evidence from southwest coastal Bangladesh

A Tasnuva, MR Hossain, R Salam, ARMT Islam… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
Vulnerability to hazards not only relies on the extent of natural hazards but also depends on
the social and economic conditions of the communities. Therefore, this study intends to …

Cyclone risk assessment of the Cox's Bazar district and Rohingya refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh

A Alam, P Sammonds, B Ahmed - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Bangladesh has a long history of devastating tropical cyclones. In view of the effects of the
storms on the country, risk assessment is essential for devising the mitigation strategies at …

Cyclone vulnerability assessment of the western coast of Bangladesh

MAA Hoque, B Pradhan, N Ahmed… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Coastal Bangladesh is one of the hotspots of tropical cyclone's landfall in South Asia. A
spatial vulnerability assessment is required to formulate disaster risk reduction strategies …

Development of a comprehensive mangrove quality index (MQI) in Matang Mangrove: Assessing mangrove ecosystem health

I Faridah-Hanum, FM Yusoff, A Fitrianto, NA Ainuddin… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mangroves are multi-functional ecosystems providing resource provisions and various
ecosystem services, all of which are critical to the local livelihood and national economy …

Assessment of coastal vulnerability using integrated fuzzy analytical hierarchy process and geospatial technology for effective coastal management

SH Akash, SK Sarkar, AA Bindajam, R Kumari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The vulnerability of coastal regions to climate change is a growing global concern,
particularly in Bangladesh, which is vulnerable to flooding and storm surges due to its low …

Modeling livelihood vulnerability in erosion and flooding induced river island in Ganges riparian corridor, India

P Singha, P Das, S Talukdar, S Pal - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
River island (locally known as charland) in river Ganges from Rajmahal hill to Farakka
barrage of India is now under human habitat dominated by the environmentally evicted …