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Climate Change and Social Protection in Bangladesh: Are Existing Programmes Able to Address the Impacts of Climate Change?
Author(s) -
Coirolo Cristina,
Commins Stephen,
Haque Iftekharul,
Pierce Gregory
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12040
Subject(s) - climate change , flooding (psychology) , context (archaeology) , political economy of climate change , government (linguistics) , climate change adaptation , environmental planning , natural disaster , food security , social protection , environmental resource management , geography , political science , business , economic growth , environmental science , economics , psychology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , meteorology , psychotherapist , biology , agriculture
Bangladesh is generally considered to be one of the most disaster‐prone countries in the world, with flooding, droughts and cyclones being the most common annual disaster events. This article provides an overview of existing social‐protection programmes and government policies in the context of long‐term adaptation to climate change related to sudden onset disasters, and evaluates their effectiveness in addressing related vulnerabilities and promoting food security in climate‐vulnerable regions in the country.