River Salinity and Climate Change : Evidence from Coastal Bangladesh

In a changing climate, saltwater intrusion is expected to worsen in low-lying coastal areas around the world. Understanding the physical and economic effects of salinity ingress, and planning adaptation, are key to the long-term development of coun...

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Main Authors:	Dasgupta, Susmita, Kamal, Farhana Akhter, Khan, Zahirul Huque, Choudhury, Sharifuzzaman, Nishat, Ainun
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCRETION AGGRADATION AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE AMPHIBIAN SPECIES AQUACULTURE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AQUIFERS BASINS BAY BEACHES BIODIVERSITY BIRDS BRACKISH WATER CALCIUM CALIBRATION CASE STUDIES CATCHMENT CATCHMENTS CHANNEL CHANNEL NETWORK CHANNELS CLASSIFICATION CLAY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGES COAST COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS COASTAL REGION COASTAL WATER COASTAL WATERS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONES CONSTRUCTION COVERING CURRENTS DELTAS DISCHARGE DOMESTIC USE DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY ESTUARIES EVAPORATION EXPORT FARMING FARMS FIELD MEASUREMENTS FISH FISH SPECIES FISHERIES FISHERY FISHING FLOODING FLOODS FLOW REGIMES FOREST FORESTS FRESH GROUNDWATER FRESHWATER FRESHWATER HABITATS FRESHWATER INFLOWS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLACIERS GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER SOURCES HIGH TIDE HIGH TIDES HIGH WATER HOUSING HUMAN ACTIVITIES HYDROLOGY ICE INTAKES IRRIGATION LAND AREA LAND SUBSIDENCE LAND USE LEAKAGE MANGROVE MANGROVES METEOROLOGY MINERALS NATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN NATURAL RESOURCES OPEN ACCESS PARTNERSHIP PEAT PERCOLATION PLANT SPECIES POLLUTION PRECIPITATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC WORKS PUMPS RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL EVENTS RANGES RIPARIAN RIVER RIVER SYSTEMS RIVERINE RIVERS ROUTE RUNOFF RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALINE INTRUSION SALINE WATER SALINITY SALTWATER INTRUSION SAND SCARCITY OF WATER SCIENCES SEA SEA LEVEL RISE SEDIMENT SEDIMENT LOADING SEDIMENTS SNOW SOIL SOIL MOISTURE SOILS SPAWNING GROUNDS SPECIES SPRING STREAM STUDY AREA SUPPLY OF WATER SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SURFACE WATER RUNOFF TOPOGRAPHY WATER ABSTRACTION WATER DRAINAGE WATER EXTRACTION WATER FLOWS WATER INTAKE WATER LEVEL WATER LEVELS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES PLANNING WATER SECTOR WATER SUPPLY WATER TOWERS WATER WITHDRAWAL WATERSHEDS WAVES WETLANDS WILDLIFE WILDLIFE HABITAT
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