Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans

Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and they supply a significant portion of protein...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Huq, Mainul, Mustafa, Md. Golam, Sobhan, Md Istiak, Wheeler, David
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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BAY
CAT
FIN
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spelling okr-10986-241352021-04-23T14:04:19Z Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans Dasgupta, Susmita Huq, Mainul Mustafa, Md. Golam Sobhan, Md Istiak Wheeler, David FISH PRODUCTION FISH FISH HABITAT LAND USE ZONING DETERMINANTS THRESHOLDS ADVERSE IMPACTS ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FISH RESOURCES FISHERIES PRODUCTION COASTAL RIVERS HABITATS FRESHWATER FISHES CRITICAL HABITATS FISH BIOMASS FISHERIES POLICY TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT COMMERCIAL FISH MARTEN COASTAL ZONE MANGROVES BAY AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PELAGIC FISH OPEN ACCESS TIGER BIOMASS SOIL RESOURCE DIETS MARINE SCIENCE ABSOLUTE VALUE COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY AQUIFER SYSTEM RIVER NETWORK FISH DIVERSITY COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS MIGRATION CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY FRESH WATER FISH SPECIES CONSERVATION PROJECT RAINFALL EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES FRESH WATER FISH ACTION PLAN RIVER SYSTEMS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PREDATORS FISH YIELDS FISH DIVERSITY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES RESERVES COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS SHAD NATURAL RESOURCES FISH ABUNDANCE DESTRUCTIVE FISHING FISH HABITATS LAND USE CLIMATE VARIABILITY CATFISH SPECIES’ HABITAT COASTAL AREA BASIN NATIONAL FISHERIES RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM MIGRATION OF FISH FRESH WATER FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES AQUATIC RESOURCES HABITAT LOSSES COASTAL FISHERIES FISHERIES RESOURCES HABITAT LOSS CLIMATE CHANGE REFUGE COMMERCIAL VALUE CARP AQUACULTURE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE COASTAL COMMUNITIES BIOLOGY FIELD RESEARCH PROTECTION FORESTS BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECT LAKE DRY SEASON FOREST DISTRIBUTION OF FISH COASTAL LAND USE ASSESSMENT REPORT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS HABITAT MARINE FISHERIES FOOD ISSUES POPULATION ESTIMATES ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS STREAMS FRESH WATER CRABS FISHERIES CAT ANIMAL PROTEIN ANCHOVY OCEANS COASTAL REGIONS ECOSYSTEMS FIN LANDSCAPE FISHING CAPACITY MARINE FISH CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS HABITAT CHANGE ACTION PLANS BREEDING CONSERVATION LOCAL FISHERMEN FOOD SUPPLY COASTAL REGION CREEKS ECOLOGY WATER POLLUTION MARINE RESERVES ANIMAL TROPICAL FISHERIES NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY RIVER SYSTEMS LIVELIHOODS HABITAT SIZE SMALL FISH ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY SHARK ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FRESHWATER FISH SEA LEVEL LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES SALINITY DATA Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries in the southwest coastal region and Sundarbans mangrove forest will face because of climate change, adverse impacts from increased aquatic salinity caused by sea level rise have been identified as one of the greatest challenges. This paper focuses on 83 fish species consumed by poor households in the region. Using the salinity tolerance range for each species, 27 alternative scenarios of climate change in 2050 were investigated to assess the possible impacts of climate change and sea level rise on aquatic salinity, fish species habitats, and the poor communities that consume the affected fish species. 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. 2016-04-26T14:56:22Z 2016-04-26T14:56:22Z 2016-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26050362/impact-climate-change-aquatic-salinization-fish-habitats-poor-communities-southwest-coastal-bangladesh-bangladesh-sundarbans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24135 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7593 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh
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topic FISH PRODUCTION
FISH
FISH HABITAT
LAND USE ZONING
DETERMINANTS
THRESHOLDS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
FISH RESOURCES
FISHERIES PRODUCTION
COASTAL RIVERS
HABITATS
FRESHWATER FISHES
CRITICAL HABITATS
FISH BIOMASS
FISHERIES POLICY
TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
COMMERCIAL FISH
MARTEN
COASTAL ZONE
MANGROVES
BAY
AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
PELAGIC FISH
OPEN ACCESS
TIGER
BIOMASS
SOIL RESOURCE
DIETS
MARINE SCIENCE
ABSOLUTE VALUE
COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY
AQUIFER SYSTEM
RIVER NETWORK
FISH DIVERSITY
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
MIGRATION
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY
FRESH WATER FISH
SPECIES
CONSERVATION PROJECT
RAINFALL
EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES
FRESH WATER FISH
ACTION PLAN
RIVER SYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PREDATORS
FISH YIELDS
FISH DIVERSITY
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES
RESERVES
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
SHAD
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISH ABUNDANCE
DESTRUCTIVE FISHING
FISH HABITATS
LAND USE
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CATFISH
SPECIES’ HABITAT
COASTAL AREA
BASIN
NATIONAL FISHERIES
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEM
MIGRATION OF FISH
FRESH WATER
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES
AQUATIC RESOURCES
HABITAT LOSSES
COASTAL FISHERIES
FISHERIES RESOURCES
HABITAT LOSS
CLIMATE CHANGE
REFUGE
COMMERCIAL VALUE
CARP
AQUACULTURE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
BIOLOGY
FIELD RESEARCH
PROTECTION
FORESTS
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECT
LAKE
DRY SEASON
FOREST
DISTRIBUTION OF FISH
COASTAL LAND USE
ASSESSMENT REPORT
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
HABITAT
MARINE FISHERIES
FOOD
ISSUES
POPULATION ESTIMATES
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
STREAMS
FRESH WATER
CRABS
FISHERIES
CAT
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANCHOVY
OCEANS
COASTAL REGIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
FIN
LANDSCAPE
FISHING CAPACITY
MARINE FISH
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
HABITAT CHANGE
ACTION PLANS
BREEDING
CONSERVATION
LOCAL FISHERMEN
FOOD SUPPLY
COASTAL REGION
CREEKS
ECOLOGY
WATER POLLUTION
MARINE RESERVES
ANIMAL
TROPICAL FISHERIES
NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY
RIVER SYSTEMS
LIVELIHOODS
HABITAT SIZE
SMALL FISH
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
SHARK
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
FRESHWATER FISH
SEA LEVEL
LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES
SALINITY DATA
spellingShingle FISH PRODUCTION
FISH
FISH HABITAT
LAND USE ZONING
DETERMINANTS
THRESHOLDS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
FISH RESOURCES
FISHERIES PRODUCTION
COASTAL RIVERS
HABITATS
FRESHWATER FISHES
CRITICAL HABITATS
FISH BIOMASS
FISHERIES POLICY
TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
COMMERCIAL FISH
MARTEN
COASTAL ZONE
MANGROVES
BAY
AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
PELAGIC FISH
OPEN ACCESS
TIGER
BIOMASS
SOIL RESOURCE
DIETS
MARINE SCIENCE
ABSOLUTE VALUE
COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY
AQUIFER SYSTEM
RIVER NETWORK
FISH DIVERSITY
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
MIGRATION
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY
FRESH WATER FISH
SPECIES
CONSERVATION PROJECT
RAINFALL
EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES
FRESH WATER FISH
ACTION PLAN
RIVER SYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PREDATORS
FISH YIELDS
FISH DIVERSITY
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES
RESERVES
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
SHAD
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISH ABUNDANCE
DESTRUCTIVE FISHING
FISH HABITATS
LAND USE
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CATFISH
SPECIES’ HABITAT
COASTAL AREA
BASIN
NATIONAL FISHERIES
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEM
MIGRATION OF FISH
FRESH WATER
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES
AQUATIC RESOURCES
HABITAT LOSSES
COASTAL FISHERIES
FISHERIES RESOURCES
HABITAT LOSS
CLIMATE CHANGE
REFUGE
COMMERCIAL VALUE
CARP
AQUACULTURE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES
BIOLOGY
FIELD RESEARCH
PROTECTION
FORESTS
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROJECT
LAKE
DRY SEASON
FOREST
DISTRIBUTION OF FISH
COASTAL LAND USE
ASSESSMENT REPORT
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
HABITAT
MARINE FISHERIES
FOOD
ISSUES
POPULATION ESTIMATES
ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS
STREAMS
FRESH WATER
CRABS
FISHERIES
CAT
ANIMAL PROTEIN
ANCHOVY
OCEANS
COASTAL REGIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
FIN
LANDSCAPE
FISHING CAPACITY
MARINE FISH
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
HABITAT CHANGE
ACTION PLANS
BREEDING
CONSERVATION
LOCAL FISHERMEN
FOOD SUPPLY
COASTAL REGION
CREEKS
ECOLOGY
WATER POLLUTION
MARINE RESERVES
ANIMAL
TROPICAL FISHERIES
NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY
RIVER SYSTEMS
LIVELIHOODS
HABITAT SIZE
SMALL FISH
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
SHARK
ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
FRESHWATER FISH
SEA LEVEL
LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES
SALINITY DATA
Dasgupta, Susmita
Huq, Mainul
Mustafa, Md. Golam
Sobhan, Md Istiak
Wheeler, David
Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7593
description Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries in the southwest coastal region and Sundarbans mangrove forest will face because of climate change, adverse impacts from increased aquatic salinity caused by sea level rise have been identified as one of the greatest challenges. This paper focuses on 83 fish species consumed by poor households in the region. Using the salinity tolerance range for each species, 27 alternative scenarios of climate change in 2050 were investigated to assess the possible impacts of climate change and sea level rise on aquatic salinity, fish species habitats, and the poor communities that consume the affected fish species. 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 Working Paper
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 Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
title_short Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
title_full Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
title_fullStr Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
title_sort impact of climate change and aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in southwest coastal bangladesh and bangladesh sundarbans
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26050362/impact-climate-change-aquatic-salinization-fish-habitats-poor-communities-southwest-coastal-bangladesh-bangladesh-sundarbans
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