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1 Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Anal, A. K. (Eds.) 2017. Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. NJ, USA: Wiley; Washington, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU). 252p.
Water resources ; Water management ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Development policy ; Policy making ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Developing countries ; International cooperation ; International waters ; River basins ; Rural areas ; Climate change ; Carbon footprint ; Crop production ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Research institutions ; Riverbanks ; Filtration ; Case studies / South Asia / South Africa / Western Asia / USA / Southeast Nepal / Tanzania / Uganda / Rwanda / Burundi / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Kenya / Ethiopia / Eritrea / South Sudan / Republic of the Sudan / Egypt / Bangladesh / California / Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048731)
2 Boving, T. B.; Patil, K. 2017. Riverbank filtration technology at the nexus of water-energy-food. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley, pp.207-219.
Riverbanks ; Filtration ; Water resources ; Food security ; Food production ; Energy resources ; Nexus ; Wastewater treatment ; Surface water ; Solar energy ; Farmers ; Crop yield ; Tributaries ; Renewable energy ; Wells ; Energy resources ; Case studies / Jordan / India / Jordan River / Zarqa River / Sal River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048749)
3 Filho, W. L.; Wolf, F.; Abubakar, I. R.; Al-Amin, A. Q.; Roy, S.; Malakar, K.; Alam, G. M. M.; Sarker, M. N. I. 2022. Understanding the socio-economic impacts of climate change on riparian communities in Bangladesh. River Research and Applications, 9p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4056]
Climate change adaptation ; Socioeconomic impact ; Riparian zones ; Communities ; Vulnerability ; Resilience ; Riverbanks ; Livelihoods ; Households ; Farmland / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051416)
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Riparian communities in developing countries such as Bangladesh, whose livelihoods depend especially on fisheries and other subsistence activities, are under considerable pressure due to climate change. Therefore, there is a need to better understand how the dynamics of riparian communities are influenced by climate change and how its impacts can be assessed. Using Bangladesh as an example, this paper describes the various climate stressors affecting riparian communities and their socio-economic impacts, and it outlines some measures needed to increase their resilience to a changing climate. The results show that riparian communities are not only quite vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but also have a rather low level of resilience. This challenge can, at least in part, be attributed to their fragile living conditions, which intensify the socio-economic impacts of extreme events. One lesson from the paper is that handling climate-induced risks in riparian communities requires implementing strategic measures to improve local climate and livelihood resilience, such as effective public health infrastructure and a resilient built environment. Win-win scenarios comprise strategies that offer multiple benefits including better water storage, flood control, and improved riparian habitats.
4 Paszkowski, A.; Laurien, F.; Mechler, R.; Hall, J. 2024. Quantifying community resilience to riverine hazards in Bangladesh. Global Environmental Change, 84:102778. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102778]
Resilience ; Flooding ; Erosion ; Communities ; Vulnerability ; Riverbanks ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Indicators ; Vulnerability ; Livelihoods ; Risk reduction ; Risk management / Bangladesh / Ganges River / Brahmaputra River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052616)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001449/pdfft?md5=b7479e4725d7b2c4908628ab751e2bee&pid=1-s2.0-S0959378023001449-main.pdf
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Every year, 30–70% of Bangladesh is inundated with flood waters, which combined with erosion, affect between 10 and 70 million people annually. Rural riverine communities in Bangladesh have long been identified as some of the poorest populations, most vulnerable to riverine hazards. However, these communities have, for generations, also developed resilience strategies – considered as the combination of absorptive, adaptive, and transformative approaches – to manage significant flooding and erosion. It is not clear whether such existing strategies are sufficient to generate resilience in the face of increasing hazards and growing pressures for land. In this study, we quantify community resilience to flooding and erosion of 35 of the most poverty-stricken and exposed communities in riverine Bangladesh by applying the systematic resilience measurement framework provided by the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities tool. The low levels of resilience observed in the riverine communities, as well as their continued focus on enhancing absorptive capacities are alarming, especially in the face of growing climate threats and continued population growth. Innovative transformative responses are urgently required in riverine Bangladesh, which align with and complement ongoing community-centred efforts to enhance rural resilience to riverine hazards.
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