Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis

Megacity Dhaka encounters various kinds of natural disasters quite frequently owing to its geographical location and a number of other physical and environmental conditions including low topography, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers and...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Dhaka, Bangladesh 2015
Subjects:	FLOODING RISKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS POVERTY LINE STORM LAND USES WATER RUNOFF RISK REDUCTION ADVERSE IMPACTS TOPOGRAPHY OLD-AGE PENSION INCOME INTEREST URBAN POVERTY DRAINAGE CHANNELS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT DATA COLLECTION RESERVOIRS HOUSING IMPERVIOUS AREAS AVAILABILITY OF WATER IMPERVIOUS AREA CAPACITY BUILDING DISASTER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LAND USE PATTERNS MEASURES PENSION PH PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION LITERACY SEDIMENT SAVINGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AIR POLLUTION STUDY AREA RESERVOIR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISASTER RESPONSE FLOODS CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS BIODIVERSITY NATURAL DISASTERS WAVES SEA LEVEL RISE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RAINFALL DRAINAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISASTERS TORNADOS INDICATORS PRECIPITATION RUNOFF FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE UNEMPLOYMENT DROUGHTS RANGES GOOD STUDIES DISASTER REDUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PLANTATION DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT TRANSPARENCY FUTURE MOBILE PHONE CLIMATE SAFETY NET PUBLIC AWARENESS AGRICULTURE HEALTH HAZARDS PROPERTIES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DISASTER MANAGEMENT PONDS URBAN POOR FOOD FLOOD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSFER PROGRAMS INSURANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL FISHERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES LAND SALINITY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE HUMAN RESOURCES MITIGATION CONSERVATION POVERTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DECENTRALIZATION SOILS RESTORATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT CHILD LABOR TRUST FUND POOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION NATURAL HAZARDS GUARANTEE RECONSTRUCTION TORNADO PRESERVATION RIVER
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spelling	okr-10986-232352021-04-23T14:04:13Z Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis World Bank FLOODING RISKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS POVERTY LINE STORM LAND USES WATER RUNOFF RISK REDUCTION ADVERSE IMPACTS TOPOGRAPHY OLD-AGE PENSION INCOME INTEREST URBAN POVERTY DRAINAGE CHANNELS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT DATA COLLECTION RESERVOIRS HOUSING IMPERVIOUS AREAS AVAILABILITY OF WATER IMPERVIOUS AREA CAPACITY BUILDING DISASTER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LAND USE PATTERNS MEASURES PENSION PH PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION LITERACY SEDIMENT SAVINGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AIR POLLUTION STUDY AREA RESERVOIR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISASTER RESPONSE FLOODS CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS BIODIVERSITY NATURAL DISASTERS WAVES SEA LEVEL RISE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RAINFALL DRAINAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISASTERS TORNADOS INDICATORS PRECIPITATION RUNOFF FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE UNEMPLOYMENT DROUGHTS RANGES GOOD STUDIES DISASTER REDUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PLANTATION DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT TRANSPARENCY FUTURE MOBILE PHONE CLIMATE SAFETY NET PUBLIC AWARENESS AGRICULTURE HEALTH HAZARDS PROPERTIES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DISASTER MANAGEMENT PONDS URBAN POOR FOOD FLOOD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSFER PROGRAMS INSURANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL FISHERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES LAND SALINITY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE HUMAN RESOURCES MITIGATION CONSERVATION POVERTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DECENTRALIZATION SOILS RESTORATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT CHILD LABOR TRUST FUND POOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION NATURAL HAZARDS GUARANTEE RECONSTRUCTION TORNADO PRESERVATION RIVER Megacity Dhaka encounters various kinds of natural disasters quite frequently owing to its geographical location and a number of other physical and environmental conditions including low topography, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers and the monsoon climate. Climate and disaster resilience is not the same in all parts of a city. Spatial variations in resilience patterns result from differences in the strengths and weaknesses of the city’s economic, social, physical, institutional or natural aspects across its various parts. Traditional frameworks to assess adaptive capacity at the local level have focused largely on assets and capitals as indicators. While useful in understanding the capacity of a system to cope with disasters and adapt to changing environments, asset-oriented approaches overlook the processes and functions of a system (for example, governance system, community participation in decision-making, knowledge dissemination and management, structure of institutions and entitlements etc.) that are important aspects influencing the capacity of a human system to respond to climate change events. 2015-12-08T19:58:44Z 2015-12-08T19:58:44Z 2015-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25477835/climate-disaster-resilience-greater-dhaka-area-micro-level-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23235 English en_US Bangladesh development series,paper no. 32; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Dhaka, Bangladesh Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	FLOODING RISKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS POVERTY LINE STORM LAND USES WATER RUNOFF RISK REDUCTION ADVERSE IMPACTS TOPOGRAPHY OLD-AGE PENSION INCOME INTEREST URBAN POVERTY DRAINAGE CHANNELS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT DATA COLLECTION RESERVOIRS HOUSING IMPERVIOUS AREAS AVAILABILITY OF WATER IMPERVIOUS AREA CAPACITY BUILDING DISASTER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LAND USE PATTERNS MEASURES PENSION PH PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION LITERACY SEDIMENT SAVINGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AIR POLLUTION STUDY AREA RESERVOIR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISASTER RESPONSE FLOODS CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS BIODIVERSITY NATURAL DISASTERS WAVES SEA LEVEL RISE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RAINFALL DRAINAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISASTERS TORNADOS INDICATORS PRECIPITATION RUNOFF FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE UNEMPLOYMENT DROUGHTS RANGES GOOD STUDIES DISASTER REDUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PLANTATION DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT TRANSPARENCY FUTURE MOBILE PHONE CLIMATE SAFETY NET PUBLIC AWARENESS AGRICULTURE HEALTH HAZARDS PROPERTIES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DISASTER MANAGEMENT PONDS URBAN POOR FOOD FLOOD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSFER PROGRAMS INSURANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL FISHERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES LAND SALINITY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE HUMAN RESOURCES MITIGATION CONSERVATION POVERTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DECENTRALIZATION SOILS RESTORATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT CHILD LABOR TRUST FUND POOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION NATURAL HAZARDS GUARANTEE RECONSTRUCTION TORNADO PRESERVATION RIVER
spellingShingle	FLOODING RISKS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS POVERTY LINE STORM LAND USES WATER RUNOFF RISK REDUCTION ADVERSE IMPACTS TOPOGRAPHY OLD-AGE PENSION INCOME INTEREST URBAN POVERTY DRAINAGE CHANNELS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT DATA COLLECTION RESERVOIRS HOUSING IMPERVIOUS AREAS AVAILABILITY OF WATER IMPERVIOUS AREA CAPACITY BUILDING DISASTER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LAND USE PATTERNS MEASURES PENSION PH PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET POVERTY REDUCTION LITERACY SEDIMENT SAVINGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AIR POLLUTION STUDY AREA RESERVOIR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISASTER RESPONSE FLOODS CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS BIODIVERSITY NATURAL DISASTERS WAVES SEA LEVEL RISE HOUSEHOLD INCOME RAINFALL DRAINAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISASTERS TORNADOS INDICATORS PRECIPITATION RUNOFF FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE UNEMPLOYMENT DROUGHTS RANGES GOOD STUDIES DISASTER REDUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PLANTATION DISASTER RISK CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT TRANSPARENCY FUTURE MOBILE PHONE CLIMATE SAFETY NET PUBLIC AWARENESS AGRICULTURE HEALTH HAZARDS PROPERTIES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DISASTER MANAGEMENT PONDS URBAN POOR FOOD FLOOD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRANSFER PROGRAMS INSURANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL FISHERIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES LAND SALINITY ANALYSIS INVESTMENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE HUMAN RESOURCES MITIGATION CONSERVATION POVERTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DECENTRALIZATION SOILS RESTORATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT RISK MANAGEMENT CHILD LABOR TRUST FUND POOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION NATURAL HAZARDS GUARANTEE RECONSTRUCTION TORNADO PRESERVATION RIVER World Bank Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
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description	Megacity Dhaka encounters various kinds of natural disasters quite frequently owing to its geographical location and a number of other physical and environmental conditions including low topography, land characteristics, multiplicity of rivers and the monsoon climate. Climate and disaster resilience is not the same in all parts of a city. Spatial variations in resilience patterns result from differences in the strengths and weaknesses of the city’s economic, social, physical, institutional or natural aspects across its various parts. Traditional frameworks to assess adaptive capacity at the local level have focused largely on assets and capitals as indicators. While useful in understanding the capacity of a system to cope with disasters and adapt to changing environments, asset-oriented approaches overlook the processes and functions of a system (for example, governance system, community participation in decision-making, knowledge dissemination and management, structure of institutions and entitlements etc.) that are important aspects influencing the capacity of a human system to respond to climate change events.
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank
author_facet	World Bank
author_sort	World Bank
title	Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
title_short	Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
title_full	Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
title_fullStr	Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis
title_sort	climate and disaster resilience of greater dhaka area : a micro level analysis
publisher	Dhaka, Bangladesh
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25477835/climate-disaster-resilience-greater-dhaka-area-micro-level-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23235
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Climate and Disaster Resilience of Greater Dhaka Area : A Micro Level Analysis

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