Climate Change Induced Extreme Flood Disaster in Bangladesh: Implications on People's Livelihoods in the Char Village and their Coping Mechanisms
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2020
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Progress in Disaster Science
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This study is an attempt to explore the impacts of floods on the livelihoods of people in Char Village, particularly on the income, occupation, and also explores their coping strategies. Data have been collected from three villages in Fulchari Upazila (sub-district). The study is predominantly qualitative. At the same time, quantitative data have also been used. As a result, a mixed approach has been followed to make this research meaningful, where respectively quantitative and qualitative data have been collected through a household survey, and focus group discussions (FGD), in-depth interviews, and ethnography observation. The results disclosed that floods make individuals more vulnerable, as such
char land people face work loss, two-thirds of their earnings is decreased, which bounds their competences of preparedness, response, and recovery to posterior flood. In regard to this people deal with the situation by taking a sizable loans from various Organizations and loss of valuables assets. These outcomes would be of significant importance for
the disaster policy-makers and civil society delegates.
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Climate change Flood Livelihood impact Coping mechanisms Char Village
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Hossain, B., Sohel, M. S., & Ryakitimbo, C. M. (2020). Climate change induced extreme flood disaster in Bangladesh: Implications on people's livelihoods in the Char Village and their coping mechanisms. Progress in Disaster Science, 6, 100079.