Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh
Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is developed to measure the susceptibility of communities to climate change using a case study. The index includes factors for each of the three aspects of vulnerability, including ‘Exposure’, ‘Sensitivity’, and ‘Adaptive Capability’. Sensitivity is determined by “H...
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| author | Imtiaz Ahmed Md. Arif Chowdhury Rashed Uz Zzaman Syed Labib Ul Islam Shamsun Nahar Sujit Kumar Roy |
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| description | Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is developed to measure the susceptibility of communities to climate change using a case study. The index includes factors for each of the three aspects of vulnerability, including ‘Exposure’, ‘Sensitivity’, and ‘Adaptive Capability’. Sensitivity is determined by “Health”, “Food”, and “Water”, Adaptive Capability is characterized by “Socio-demographic profile,” “Livelihood strategies,” and “Social networks”, and Exposure is identified by “Natural Disaster” and “Climate Variability”. A study was conducted to investigate the vulnerability of fishermen in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh. The study involved individual surveys of randomly identified 100 fishermen from three groups: Gher-based, Ocean-based, and River-based. The findings indicate that the Gher-based fishing community exhibits higher levels of adaptive capacity (0.39), sensitivity (0.57), and exposure (0.74) in comparison to the other two communities. The sub-indicator about the migration of individuals for Gher-based livelihoods exhibits a relatively higher value of 0.85, in contrast to the relatively lower values of 0.23 and 0.11 for river and ocean-based livelihoods, respectively. The utilization of index-based output observations may aid policymakers from national to local levels in identifying and implementing the appropriate adaptation practices that prioritize the welfare of fishing communities residing in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3b489ea4cb44674bb26368385165a192025-08-20T01:59:26ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.Natural Hazards Research2666-59212024-12-014456257210.1016/j.nhres.2023.12.018Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, BangladeshImtiaz Ahmed0Md. Arif Chowdhury1Rashed Uz Zzaman2Syed Labib Ul Islam3Shamsun Nahar4Sujit Kumar Roy5Public Works Department (PWD), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Climate and Disaster Management, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh; Corresponding author. Department of Climate and Disaster Management, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh.Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Environmental Science, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, BangladeshInstitute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, BangladeshClimate Vulnerability Index (CVI) is developed to measure the susceptibility of communities to climate change using a case study. The index includes factors for each of the three aspects of vulnerability, including ‘Exposure’, ‘Sensitivity’, and ‘Adaptive Capability’. Sensitivity is determined by “Health”, “Food”, and “Water”, Adaptive Capability is characterized by “Socio-demographic profile,” “Livelihood strategies,” and “Social networks”, and Exposure is identified by “Natural Disaster” and “Climate Variability”. A study was conducted to investigate the vulnerability of fishermen in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh. The study involved individual surveys of randomly identified 100 fishermen from three groups: Gher-based, Ocean-based, and River-based. The findings indicate that the Gher-based fishing community exhibits higher levels of adaptive capacity (0.39), sensitivity (0.57), and exposure (0.74) in comparison to the other two communities. The sub-indicator about the migration of individuals for Gher-based livelihoods exhibits a relatively higher value of 0.85, in contrast to the relatively lower values of 0.23 and 0.11 for river and ocean-based livelihoods, respectively. The utilization of index-based output observations may aid policymakers from national to local levels in identifying and implementing the appropriate adaptation practices that prioritize the welfare of fishing communities residing in the coastal regions of Bangladesh.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592123001415VulnerabilityClimate changeCoastal BangladeshFisherman communitiesAdaptation |
| spellingShingle | Imtiaz Ahmed Md. Arif Chowdhury Rashed Uz Zzaman Syed Labib Ul Islam Shamsun Nahar Sujit Kumar Roy Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh Natural Hazards Research Vulnerability Climate change Coastal Bangladesh Fisherman communities Adaptation |
| title | Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| title_full | Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| title_short | Assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal Bangladesh: A “climate vulnerability index”- based study in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | assessing vulnerability of fishermen communities in coastal bangladesh a climate vulnerability index based study in assasuni upazila satkhira bangladesh |
| topic | Vulnerability Climate change Coastal Bangladesh Fisherman communities Adaptation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666592123001415 |
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