?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8549%2F&rft.title=Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience+-+Quantifying+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change+in+Bangladesh.+Research+Report+No.+16&rft.creator=Islam%2C+A+K+M+N&rft.creator=Deb%2C+U+K&rft.creator=Amin%2C+M+A&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=Kattarkandi%2C+B&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+C&rft.subject=Climate+Change&rft.description=Bangladesh+is+considered+to+be+one+of+the+countries+highly+vulnerable+to+climate+change.+As+part+of+the+ADB+funded+project%2C+%E2%80%9CVulnerability+to+Climate+Change%2C+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience%E2%80%9D%2C+analysis+of+climate+change+vulnerability+using+two+popular+methods+was+carried+out+for+Bangladesh.+A+set+of+indicators+defining+the+three+components+of+vulnerability%2C+ie%2C+exposure%2C+sensitivity+and+adaptive+capacity+were+selected+considering+their+functional+relationship+and+their+contribution+to+the+vulnerability.+The+aim+of+the+exercise+is+to+characterize+different+regions+and+ecological+zones+(EZ)+of+the+country+in+terms+of+vulnerability+related+to+climate+change.+From+the+analysis%2C+we+conclude+that+the+majority+of+the+regions+are+very+highly+vulnerable+to+climate+change.+These+regions+should+receive+high+priority+for+channelizing+resources+such+as+technologies%2C+finances+and+developmental+programs+to+enhance+their+ability+to+cope+with+the+impacts.+Appropriate+action+should+be+planned+and+carried+out+in+advance+so+as+to+foresee+the+anticipated+impacts+of+climate+change+and+the+expected+vulnerability+of+the+regions+and+the+population.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8549%2F1%2F2012_518%2520Res%2520Rep%252016.pdf&rft.identifier=++Islam%2C+A+K+M+N+and+Deb%2C+U+K+and+Amin%2C+M+A+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+Kattarkandi%2C+B+and+Bantilan%2C+C++(2013)+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change%3A+Adaptation+Strategies+and+Layers+of+Resilience+-+Quantifying+Vulnerability+to+Climate+Change+in+Bangladesh.+Research+Report+No.+16.++Documentation.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana.+++++