Summary:
Climate change impacts in Bangladesh have severely impacted rural communities and livelihoods, necessitating institutional interventions to support sustainable adaptation (Rahman & Hickey, 2019). However, there is limited assessment of how these interventions have impacted local adaptation. A study by Rahman & Hickey (2019) in the northeastern floodplain region revealed that valuable natural resources are nearing degradation due to human population growth, coastal embankment, and over-exploitation. The degradation of natural resources is causing the squeezing of historically dominant livelihood opportunities for coastal communities (Miah, Bari, & Rahman, 2010). Forests, once vital for ethnic communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs), have been significantly affected by deforestation and land degradation (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015). Village Common Forests (VCFs) provide bamboos and rich native tree diversity, which are vital for maintaining perennial water sources (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015). Rejuvenation of VCFs is crucial for supporting sustainable community livelihoods in the CHTs, and a strong political will is needed to formalize their existence in land-use strategies (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015).
References:
Miah, G., Bari, N., & Rahman, A. (2010). Resource degradation and livelihood in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Frontiers of Earth Science in China, 4(4), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-010-0126-1
Misbahuzzaman, K., & Smith-Hall, C. (2015). Role of Forest Income in Rural Household Livelihoods: The Case of Village Common Forest Communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Small-scale Forestry, 14(3), 315–330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-015-9290-1
Rahman, H. M. T., & Hickey, G. M. (2019). Assessing Institutional Responses to Climate Change Impacts in the North-Eastern Floodplains of Bangladesh. Environmental Management, 63(5), 596–614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-019-01155-w
Climate change impacts in Bangladesh have severely impacted rural communities and livelihoods, necessitating institutional interventions to support sustainable adaptation (Rahman & Hickey, 2019). However, there is limited assessment of how these interventions have impacted local adaptation. A study by Rahman & Hickey (2019) in the northeastern floodplain region revealed that valuable natural resources are nearing degradation due to human population growth, coastal embankment, and over-exploitation. The degradation of natural resources is causing the squeezing of historically dominant livelihood opportunities for coastal communities (Miah, Bari, & Rahman, 2010). Forests, once vital for ethnic communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs), have been significantly affected by deforestation and land degradation (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015). Village Common Forests (VCFs) provide bamboos and rich native tree diversity, which are vital for maintaining perennial water sources (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015). Rejuvenation of VCFs is crucial for supporting sustainable community livelihoods in the CHTs, and a strong political will is needed to formalize their existence in land-use strategies (Misbahuzzaman & Smith-Hall, 2015).
References:
Miah, G., Bari, N., & Rahman, A. (2010). Resource degradation and livelihood in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Frontiers of Earth Science in China, 4(4), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-010-0126-1
Misbahuzzaman, K., & Smith-Hall, C. (2015). Role of Forest Income in Rural Household Livelihoods: The Case of Village Common Forest Communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Small-scale Forestry, 14(3), 315–330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-015-9290-1
Rahman, H. M. T., & Hickey, G. M. (2019). Assessing Institutional Responses to Climate Change Impacts in the North-Eastern Floodplains of Bangladesh. Environmental Management, 63(5), 596–614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-019-01155-w