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Climate Vulnerability and Resilience in the Global South

Human Adaptations for Sustainable Futures

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Editors:
  1. G. M. Monirul Alam

    1. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

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  2. Michael O. Erdiaw-Kwasie

    1. Sustainable Enterprise Division, Asia Pacific College of Business and Law, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

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  3. Gustavo J. Nagy

    1. Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay

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  4. Walter Leal Filho

    1. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

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  • Explores on international approach covering many countries
  • Presents contemporary holistic perspective including empirical, conceptual, and review analysis on vulnerability and resilience
  • Fills in a market niche, being a comprehensive publication on the topic

Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Climate Risks, Adaptation and Vulnerability in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

    • Jeetendra Prakash Aryal, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Paswel Marenya
    Pages 1-20

  3. Climate Modeling, Drought Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies in the Western Part of Bangladesh

    • Md. Kamruzzaman, Tapash Mandal, A. T. M. Sakiur Rahman, Md. Abdul Khalek, G. M. Monirul Alam, M. Sayedur Rahman
    Pages 21-54

  4. Contextualizing Resilience Amidst Rapid Urbanization in Kenya Through Rural-Urban Linkages

    • Risper Nyairo, Ruth Onkangi, Merceline Ojwala
    Pages 55-73

  5. Modeling and Forecasting Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Fluctuations in Northwest Bangladesh

    • Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Kamruzzaman, Zubair Ahmed Shimon, M. Sayedur Rahman, Md. Ayub Ali
    Pages 75-102

  6. Modeling Household Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Natural Disaster in Teesta Basin, Bangladesh

    • Sosimohan Pal, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Masum Ahmed Patwary, G. M. Monirul Alam
    Pages 103-129

  7. Post-cyclone Occupational Vulnerabilities of Farmers in South-West Coastal Region of Bangladesh

    • Lubaba Khan, Tuhin Roy, G. M. Monirul Alam
    Pages 131-144

  8. Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emission and Its Impact on Economic Growth of SAARC Countries

    • Rocky Rahman, M. Sayedur Rahman, Md. Sabiruzzaman
    Pages 145-162

  9. Agriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits

    • Niraj Prakash Joshi, Luni Piya, Deepak Aryal
    Pages 163-185

  10. Vulnerability, Food Security and Adaptation to Climate Change of Coastal Rice Farmers in Bangladesh

    • Faijul Islam, G. M. Monirul Alam, Rokeya Begum, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Humnath Bhandari
    Pages 187-197

  11. What Influence Evacuation Decisions at Cyclone Shelters? Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

    • Nafisa Nuari Islam, Bishawjit Mallick
    Pages 199-221

  12. Assessment of Structural Weakness of Government Response to Natural Hazards

    • Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, G. M. Monirul Alam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Md. Enamul Huq, Md Lamiur Raihan, Ram Proshad et al.
    Pages 223-237

  13. Ensemble Technique for Predicting Rainfall of Drought Vulnerability of Barind Track in Bangladesh

    • Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Abdul Khalek, M. Sayedur Rahman
    Pages 239-257

  14. Riverbank Erosions, Coping Strategies, and Resilience Thinking of the Lower-Meghna River Basin Community, Bangladesh

    • Munshi Khaledur Rahman, Thomas W. Crawford, Bimal Kanti Paul, Md. Sariful Islam, Scott Curtis, Md. Giashuddin Miah et al.
    Pages 259-278

  15. Understanding the Climatic and Non-climatic Drivers of Livelihood Vulnerability in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

    • Rahwa Kidane, Thomas Wanner, Melissa Nursey-Bray
    Pages 279-296

  16. Drivers of Vulnerability and Its Socio-economic Consequences: An Example of River Erosion Affected People in Bangladesh

    • M. Rezaul Islam
    Pages 297-326

  17. Analyzing Influential Factors to Flood Resilience in the Northern Flood- Prone Rural Areas of Bangladesh

    • Zannatul Nayem, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Abdullah Al Nayeem, Muhammad Abdur Rahaman
    Pages 327-339

  18. Climate Change and Livelihood Vulnerabilities: The Forest Resource-Dependent Communities of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

    • Mahfuza Zaman Ela, Taposhi Rabya, Lubaba Khan, Md. Habibur Rahman, Taufiq-E-Ahmed Shovo, Nusrat Jahan et al.
    Pages 341-352

  19. Socio-political Distancing Amid Disaster: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

    • Zakia Sultana, Pali Mondal, Tuhin Roy, Bangkim Biswas, Bishawjit Mallick
    Pages 353-370

  20. Climate Change and Health Care Vulnerability in South East Asia: A Review

    • Md. Sabiruzzaman, Md. Golam Hossain, M. Sayedur Rahman
    Pages 371-393
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About this book

This book provides hands-on conceptual, theoretical, and case study discussions on vulnerability and resilience in the global south. This book covers the core of adaptation strategies in developing countries context in an easy-to-follow theoretical and empirical examples. This book shares contemporary approaches on vulnerability, adaptation strategies, and resilience, which aim to assist its targeted audience (academics, policymakers, and practitioners) to understand and make informed decisions in a wide variety of real-world resilience situations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

    G. M. Monirul Alam

  • Sustainable Enterprise Division, Asia Pacific College of Business and Law, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

    Michael O. Erdiaw-Kwasie

  • Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Gustavo J. Nagy

  • Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Climate Vulnerability and Resilience in the Global South

  • Book Subtitle: Human Adaptations for Sustainable Futures

  • Editors: G. M. Monirul Alam, Michael O. Erdiaw-Kwasie, Gustavo J. Nagy, Walter Leal Filho

  • Series Title: Climate Change Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77259-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77258-1Published: 22 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77261-1Published: 23 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-77259-8Published: 21 August 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1610-2002

  • Series E-ISSN: 1610-2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 553

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 163 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Natural Hazards, Sustainable Development, Ecology, Food Science, Environmental Management, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis

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