Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (34 p)
Edition:
Reproduktion 2010 World Bank eLibrary
Parallel Title:
Dasgupta, Susmita Climate proofing infrastructure in Bangladesh
Abstract:
Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than 5 meters above sea level, making it one of the most flood prone countries in the world. Severe flooding during a monsoon causes significant damage to crops and property, with severe adverse impacts on rural livelihoods. Future climate change seems likely to increase the destructive power of monsoon floods. This paper examines the potential cost of offsetting increased flooding risk from climate change, based on simulations from a climate model of extreme floods out to 2050. Using the 1998 flood as a benchmark for evaluating additional protection measures, the authors calculate conservatively that necessary capital investments out to 2050 would total US
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-5469
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