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Case study: Climate variability and change: adaptation to drought in Bangladesh
Summary:
In Bangladesh where agriculture is the largest sector of the economy, agricultural production is under pressure from increasing demands for food. A large percentage of the population is already vulnerable to a range of natural hazards with increasing climate variability and climate change expected to aggravate the situation further by causing more frequent and intense droughts and increasing temperatures. General Circulation Model (GCM) data project an average temperature increase in Bangladesh of 1.0°C by 2030 and 1.4°C by 2050.
Within this context, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) are guiding an assessment of livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in the drought-prone areas of Northwest Bangladesh.
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