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CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED VULNERABILITY ON LIVING STANDARD- A STUDY ON SOUTH-WESTERN COASTAL REGION OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 24 - 28)

Climate change is the common phenomena for all over the world. Bangladesh is facing the most adverse impact of climate change. Especially in recent years, the country is facing the severe devastating impacts due to the changes of climate factors. ‘Cyclones’, the most likely devastating effects of climatic change is occurring in Bangladesh on a regularly basis (SIDR 2007 and AILA 2009). This study assesses the socioeconomic vulnerability of the households in the coastal community of Bangladesh in numeric values by using a vulnerability index consists of a number of indicators. Living condition of the people in the coastal region of Bangladesh becomes more and more vulnerable than the other areas of the country due to adverse effects of climate change. This study also tries to assess the impacts of climate change-induced vulnerability on the living standard of the coastal community. The study shows the worst living condition of the people in the study area where the value of different vulnerability index is Demographic 0.50, Social 0.44, Economic 0.54, Physical 0.47, Exposure to Cyclone 0.38 and Household Vulnerability 0.47. The results show the higher level of vulnerability in the study area.Download