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Status of Climate Change Vulnerability Studies in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review
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1  Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience, University of Dhaka, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh
2  Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh
Academic Editor: Wataru Takeuchi

Abstract:

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world in terms of climate change and variability. Introduction. There are numerous studies on climate change vulnerability studies in Bangladesh in various sectors, i.e., livelihood vulnerability, agricultural vulnerability, fisheries vulnerability, vulnerability in the tourism sector, hazard-specific vulnerabilities, etc. This study aims to review the vulnerability studies of Bangladesh in order to know the current status of these studies and identify limitations and gaps of vulnerability studies in Bangladesh for further research potential. The study has followed the PRISMA statement of systematic review using the keywords “Vulnerability assessment” AND Bangladesh, “Climate vulnerability” AND Bangladesh, “Climatic vulnerability” AND Bangladesh, to search for published articles from the Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The study has identified 1,500 related articles and reviewed a total of 120 articles (after screening, inclusion and exclusion of articles). The study has found that most of the vulnerability assessment studies have been conducted in the coastal areas of Bangladesh which is the most vulnerable area. Other studies focused on the floodplain and haor region that are exposed to flood and river erosion. However, some studies have been conducted in the Barind region, e.g., Rajshahi. The methods used for vulnerability studies are mainly the IPCC 2007 vulnerability study method, livelihood vulnerability index, agricultural vulnerability index, principal component analysis, GIS-based Fuzzy logic method, etc. Both primary and secondary data including geospatial database, government database and household-level survey data were used for this assessment. A majority of the studies used primary-level household data using some selected indicators of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. Besides there are disaster-specific vulnerability assessment studies, for example, cyclones, floods, droughts, river erosion, etc. This review has provided the scopes, limitations and opportunities of vulnerability studies in Bangladesh and can help in policy planning for sustainable climate change adaptation and resilience building.

Keywords: Climate Change, Vulnerability Assessment, Bangladesh, Systematic review
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