scholarly journals Farming adaptation to environmental change in coastal Bangladesh: shrimp culture versus crop diversification

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1195-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Jahangir Kabir ◽  
Rob Cramb ◽  
Mohammad Alauddin ◽  
Christian Roth
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Crop Diversification ◽  
Shrimp Culture ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh

scholarly journals Production and Export of Shrimp of Bangladesh : Problems and Prospects

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
MM Rahman ◽  
MM Hossain
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Shrimp Farming ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Shrimp Culture ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
Alternative Livelihood ◽  
Livelihood Options ◽  
Secondary Information

A study on problems and prospects of shrimp production and marketing from Bangladesh on the basis of secondary information was carried out from July to October 08. Shrimp farming has emerged one of the important economic activities in Bangladesh and become the second largest export industry after garments. Shrimp aquaculture in coastal areas plays a major role providing employment, income and food security to remote coastal people where alternative livelihood options are limited. Shrimp culture system is extensive to improved extensive type with total production of 55000 mt of brackish water shrimp and 12000 mt of freshwater shrimp. In coastal Bangladesh, shrimp culture has led to many social and environmental problems. In export markets, shrimps are great but many challenges remain ahead because of increasing requirements of quality, food hygiene and development of technological and trade barriers in large shrimp markets in USA and EU countries. However, challenges lies with good aquaculture practice and competitive export, which are the effective tools for poverty alleviation and national development program for Bangladesh.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v20i1-2.16868 Progress. Agric. 20(1 & 2): 163 – 171, 2009

scholarly journals Agricultural livelihoods in coastal Bangladesh under climate and environmental change – a model framework

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1018-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila N. Lázár ◽  
Derek Clarke ◽  
Helen Adams ◽  
Abdur Razzaque Akanda ◽  
Sylvia Szabo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Integrated Modelling ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
Climate And Environmental Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modelling System

We describe a novel integrated modelling system aiming to approximate the impact of environmental change on farmers' livelihoods in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Innovative Aquaculture for the Poor to Adjust to Environmental Change in Coastal Bangladesh? Barriers and Options for Progress

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samiya Ahmed Selim ◽  
Marion Glaser ◽  
Francheska Ilse Tacke ◽  
Mubashshira Rahman ◽  
Nesar Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Brackish Water Aquaculture ◽  
Coastal Residents ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

More so than wealthier, less nature-dependent social groups, the poor in tropical coastal regions suffer from adverse environmental change and need new income options. With high levels of saltwater intrusion into coastal lands, innovative brackish water aquaculture (BWA) including integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) are crucial adaptation options to the expanding marine waters. This article examines how poor Bangladeshi coastal residents view BWA, and what is needed to make BWA a viable and sustainable livelihood for the coastal poor. In sites that are affected by major salinity intrusion, we used a semi-structured questionnaire to interview 120 households. We examine three questions: (1) What kind of aquaculture is currently being undertaken in brackish/saline/coastal waters? (2) Do poor coastal residents see BWA (and, by implication the hitherto fairly unknown IMTA) as a viable and sustainable livelihood? (3) What is needed to make BWA a feasible and promising livelihood in Bangladesh? Our results show both information and perception biases obstruct in particular coastal poor women and men from engaging with innovative BWA. Their knowledge on ecosystem-based aquaculture was scarce and their views of aquaculture were related mainly to previous experiences with shrimp monoculture and its polarizing socio-economic effects. We propose some strategic fields of action to develop innovative BWA that also benefits coastal Bangladesh’s poorest people.

Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change in southwest coastal Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Jahangir Kabir ◽  
Rob Cramb ◽  
Mohammad Alauddin ◽  
Christian Roth ◽  
Steven Crimp
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh

scholarly journals Rainfall in Bangladesh: Is Rainwater Harvesting a Sustainable Approach for Governing Rainwater?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
M. Rafiqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Operation Rule ◽  
Development Goals

Global environmental change affects the intensity and frequency of rainfall that increases the necessity for sustainable management of rainwater. It is more important for rain intensive country like Bangladesh otherwise it creates further problems like water logging, flood, soil erosion, and water borne diseases. Based on the survey of 80 rainwater harvesters in the Coastal Bangladesh in 2017, this paper evaluates whether rainwater harvesting is sustainable approach to govern rainwater or not by using social and ecological performance measures of Social Ecological System (SES) of Elinor Ostrom. This study found that rainwater harvesting does not affect environment, it is an acceptable approach in family and society, help to develop biodiversity condition, create resilience to climate change impact, improve equitable access to water, efficient use of rainwater, improve women performance regarding water supply to the family, contribute in achieving sustainable development goal, and do not overharvest of rainwater that could create environmental problem. Beyond these measures, it needs rainwater harvesting controlling mechanism like formal operation rule or policy to avoid overharvesting and ensure more sustainability in governing rainwater.Keywords: Accountability; Biodiversity; Efficiency; Resilience; Equity; Global environmental change; Rainwater harvesting; Sustainable approach; Sustainable development goals; Sustainable management of rainwater

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