The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh

Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries in the southwest coastal region will face because of climate...

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Main Authors:	Dasgupta, Susmita, Huq, Mainul, Mustafa, Md. Golam, Sobhan, Md. Istiak, Wheeler, David
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE AQUATIC SALINIZATION SALINATION FISH HABITATS POVERTY COASTAL ECOLOGY SEA LEVEL RISE SALINITY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29134

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spelling	okr-10986-291342021-05-25T10:54:42Z The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh Dasgupta, Susmita Huq, Mainul Mustafa, Md. Golam Sobhan, Md. Istiak Wheeler, David CLIMATE CHANGE AQUATIC SALINIZATION SALINATION FISH HABITATS POVERTY COASTAL ECOLOGY SEA LEVEL RISE SALINITY Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries in the southwest coastal region will face because of climate change, adverse impacts from increased aquatic salinity caused by sea level rise will be one of the greatest challenges. This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on aquatic salinity, fish species habitats, and poor communities using the salinity tolerance ranges of 83 fish species consumed in the region and aquatic salinity in 27 alternative scenarios of climate change in 2050. The results provide striking evidence that projected aquatic salinization may have an especially negative impact on poor households in the region. The estimates indicate that areas with poor populations that lose species are about six times more prevalent than areas gaining species. 2018-01-10T18:22:50Z 2018-01-10T18:22:50Z 2017-09 Journal Article Ecological Economics 0921-8009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29134 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	CLIMATE CHANGE AQUATIC SALINIZATION SALINATION FISH HABITATS POVERTY COASTAL ECOLOGY SEA LEVEL RISE SALINITY
spellingShingle	CLIMATE CHANGE AQUATIC SALINIZATION SALINATION FISH HABITATS POVERTY COASTAL ECOLOGY SEA LEVEL RISE SALINITY Dasgupta, Susmita Huq, Mainul Mustafa, Md. Golam Sobhan, Md. Istiak Wheeler, David The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
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description	Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries in the southwest coastal region will face because of climate change, adverse impacts from increased aquatic salinity caused by sea level rise will be one of the greatest challenges. This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on aquatic salinity, fish species habitats, and poor communities using the salinity tolerance ranges of 83 fish species consumed in the region and aquatic salinity in 27 alternative scenarios of climate change in 2050. The results provide striking evidence that projected aquatic salinization may have an especially negative impact on poor households in the region. The estimates indicate that areas with poor populations that lose species are about six times more prevalent than areas gaining species.
format	Journal Article
author	Dasgupta, Susmita Huq, Mainul Mustafa, Md. Golam Sobhan, Md. Istiak Wheeler, David
author_facet	Dasgupta, Susmita Huq, Mainul Mustafa, Md. Golam Sobhan, Md. Istiak Wheeler, David
author_sort	Dasgupta, Susmita
title	The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
title_short	The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
title_full	The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
title_fullStr	The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh
title_sort	impact of aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in a changing climate : evidence from southwest coastal bangladesh
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29134
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The Impact of Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in a Changing Climate : Evidence from Southwest Coastal Bangladesh

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