The IPCC (2007) warned that the Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM)
basin will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding, and that
the region s poverty would reduce its adaptation capacity. This
book investigates autonomous adaptation using a multi-method
technique comprising PRA and a questionnaire survey applied in the
case study area Islampur "Upazila" in Bangladesh.
The study has four key approaches. First, it reviews the flood
literature for Bangladesh from 1980 to 2014. Second, it examines
farmers' crop adaptation processes in a case study area at
Islampur, Bangladesh. Third, it assesses the vulnerability and
adaptation (V & A) in response to three extreme flood events
(EFEs). Fourth, the book assesses the economic consequences of
failure effects of autonomous crop adaptation in response to EFEs.
The results show that Bangladeshi farmers are highly resilient to
EFEs, but the economic consequences of failure effects of
autonomous crop adaptation (FEACA) on marginal farmers are
large.
The book contributes to current knowledge by filling three
important research gaps as follows, 1) farmers autonomous crop
adaptation processes in response to various types of extreme
floods; 2) methodological contribution for assessing vulnerability
and adaptation through PRA; and 3) the economic consequences of the
failure effects of autonomous crop adaptations.
"This book provides a good account of autonomous adaptation and
its impact on flood vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. Anyone
wishing to fully understand the impact of climate change should
read the book."
Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate
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