Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies in the coastal zone of Bangladesh: implications for adaptation to climate change in developing countries

Alamgir Kabir, Md Nurul Amin, Kushal Roy and Md Sarwar Hossain ()
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Alamgir Kabir: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Md Nurul Amin: University of New England
Kushal Roy: Bangladesh Resident Mission
Md Sarwar Hossain: University of Glasgow

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2021, vol. 26, issue 7, No 4, 25 pages

Abstract: Abstract Considering the growing threats of climate change, in addition to mitigation strategies, it is highly and equally critical to understand the socio-economic determinants of climate adaptation in order to develop climate adaptation policies. This study makes a first attempt to explore the determinants of adaptation to climate change and choices of adaptation strategies at a larger spatial scale of the south-west coastal areas in Bangladesh, which is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. We employ both qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to examine farmers’ perception of climate risks, determinants and choices of adaptation strategies to climate change in six coastal districts of Bangladesh. Farmers are adapting to these situations using their knowledge and experience. The study reveals that a number of adaptation strategies have been taken to reduce the negative impacts of climate change. These adaptation strategies are categorized into four groups: crop management, water management, land management, and income diversification. Availability of inputs, high production cost, agricultural extension service, and proper adaptation knowledge and experiences were noted as the main non-climatic challenges, as well as different climatic factors in agricultural adaptation strategies. Statistical analysis indicates that the different socio-economic determinants of farmers significantly influence their choices of adaptation to climate change. Farmers adopt these adaptations mostly autonomously rather than on the advice of government. This study could be useful for developing national adaptation policies in Bangladesh and other similar developing countries.

Keywords: Socio-economic determinants; Adaptation; Agriculture; Coastal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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