?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=518-2012&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8118%2F&rft.title=Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience+%E2%80%93+Quantifying+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change+in+Bangladesh&rft.creator=Nazrul+Islam%2C+A+K+M&rft.creator=Deb%2C+U+K&rft.creator=Al+Amin%2C+M&rft.creator=Jahan%2C+N&rft.creator=Ahmed%2C+I&rft.creator=Tabassum%2C+S&rft.creator=Ahamad%2C+M+G&rft.creator=Nabi%2C+A&rft.creator=Singh%2C+N+P&rft.creator=Byjesh%2C+K&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.subject=Climate+Change&rft.description=Bangladesh+is+considered+to+be+one+of+the+countries+highly+vulnerable+to+climate+change.+As+part+of+the%0D%0AADB+funded+project%2C+%E2%80%9CVulnerability+to+Climate+Change%2C+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience%E2%80%9D%2C%0D%0Aanalysis+of+climate+change+vulnerability+using+two+popular+methods+was+carried+out+for+Bangladesh.+A+set%0D%0Aof+indicators+defining+the+three+components+of+vulnerability%2C+ie%2C+exposure%2C+sensitivity+and+adaptive+capacity%0D%0Awere+selected+considering+their+functional+relationship+and+their+contribution+to+the+vulnerability.+The+aim%0D%0Aof+the+exercise+is+to+characterize+different+regions+and+ecological+zones+(EZ)+of+the+country+in+terms+of%0D%0Avulnerability+related+to+climate+change.+From+the+analysis%2C+we+conclude+that+the+majority+of+the+regions%0D%0Aare+very+highly+vulnerable+to+climate+change.+These+regions+should+receive+high+priority+for+channelizing%0D%0Aresources+such+as+technologies%2C+finances+and+developmental+programs+to+enhance+their+ability+to+cope%0D%0Awith+the+impacts.+Appropriate+action+should+be+planned+and+carried+out+in+advance+so+as+to+foresee+the%0D%0Aanticipated+impacts+of+climate+change+and+the+expected+vulnerability+of+the+regions+and+the+population.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8118%2F1%2FJ518_2012%2520Res%2520Rep%252016.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nazrul+Islam%2C+A+K+M+and+Deb%2C+U+K+and+Al+Amin%2C+M+and+Jahan%2C+N+and+Ahmed%2C+I+and+Tabassum%2C+S+and+Ahamad%2C+M+G+and+Nabi%2C+A+and+Singh%2C+N+P+and+Byjesh%2C+K+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S++(2013)+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience+%E2%80%93+Quantifying+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change+in+Bangladesh.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad%2C+Andhra+Pradesh.+++++&rft.relation=518-2012