Bangladesh

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This policy brief proposes several recommendations to enhance collaboration for resilience and sustainability in Bangladesh to address climate change-related challenges.

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
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The study investigates flash floods and waterlogging risks in Chittagong City, Bangladesh, highlighting urban planning failures and climate change impacts. It advocates sustainable urban governance and resilience-building to reduce future disaster risks.

Risk Sciences (Science Direct)
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This issue focuses on the urgency of local, inclusive, and knowledge-driven responses to extreme heat, as the region faces rising temperatures and unprecedented climate risks.

All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
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This study explores the impact of floods on mental health. Factors such as age, marital status, type of home, occupation, flood safety rating, and property loss during the 2022 flood were all found to be associated with depression among male respondents.

Frontiers in Public Health
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This paper aimed to assess flood susceptibility mapping in Meghna River basin and identified flood susceptible regions. The outcomes showed that the significant factors influencing flash floods include rainfall, distance from the river and river density.

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk (Taylor & Francis)
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The report assesses the impact of early warning systems on mitigating drought and heatwave effects in Kurigram, Bangladesh.

Save the Children International
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This paper examines evacuation behaviors in response to approaching cyclones using survey data collected through face-to-face interviews with residents in coastal areas of Bangladesh.

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (Springer)
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In this study, river salinity monitor data were combined with fish sales records from nearby wholesale markets to evaluate the magnitude, spatial distribution, and fishing impact of salinity changes throughout 2023 in Bangladesh.

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