Documents et rapports
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Fishing and Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh : The Economic and Health Impacts of Increasing Salinity (anglais)
The composition of flora and fauna in low-lying coastal regions worldwide is being altered by sea-level rise in a changing climate, favoring saline-tolerant species. These shifts are projected to have...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS11048 Date du document: 27 janvier 2025 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor, Brian,Dasgupta, Susmita,Huq, Mainul,Khan,Zahirul Huque,Mustafa,Md. Golam,Wheeler,David
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Cyclonic storm landfalls in Bangladesh, west Bengal and Odisha, 1877-2016 : a spatiotemporal analysis (anglais)
Recurrent cyclonic storms in the Bay of Bengal inflict massive losses on the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India. Information on occurrences and severities of cyclones is necessary for understanding...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS8316 Date du document: 24 janvier 2018 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bandyopadhyay,Sunando,Dasgupta,Susmita,Khan,Zahirul Huque,Wheeler,David J.
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Mangroves as protection from storm surges in Bangladesh (anglais)
Mangrove forests can reduce the vulnerability of adjacent coastal lands from storm surges by slowing the flow of water. Although the potential utility of mangroves in disaster risk reduction is increasingly...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS8251 Date du document: 21 novembre 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dasgupta,Susmita,Islam,Md. Saiful,Huq,Mainul,Khan,Zahirul Huque,Hasib,Md. Raqubul