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Risks and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change: A Community-Based Assessment Study in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

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The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) of Bangladesh are the most disadvantaged and vulnerable regions in the country in terms of geographical settings and almost all major development indicators, such as income, employment, poverty, health, water and sanitation, education, and access to infrastructure. The area is mainly inhabited by indigenous communities, who depend on the hill resources for their livelihoods.

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  1. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Salma Mamtaz & Md. Mahbub Murshed

  2. Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Mohammod Asaduzzaman & Md. Nazrul Islam

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    Md. Nazrul Islam

  2. Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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Mamtaz, S., Murshed, M.M., Asaduzzaman, M., Islam, M.N. (2018). Risks and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change: A Community-Based Assessment Study in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. In: Islam, M., van Amstel, A. (eds) Bangladesh I: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Developing Countries. Springer Climate. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26357-1_5

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