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The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

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Exposed<br />

Systems<br />

Drought<br />

Exposed to Means <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Reducti<strong>on</strong><br />

Cycl<strong>on</strong>e<br />

and storm<br />

surge<br />

Sea level<br />

rise<br />

Salinity<br />

Intrusi<strong>on</strong><br />

Erratic<br />

Rainfall<br />

Heat wave<br />

Cold Wave Introduce cold tolerant species<br />

Fisheries Drought<br />

Ensure demand based water supply for<br />

aquaculture<br />

Communities Heat wave Tidal River Management (TRM)<br />

Livestock Cold Wave<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Probable Impacts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Climate Change <strong>on</strong> Poverty and Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Growth and<br />

the Opti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Coping with adverse Effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Climate Change in Bangladesh<br />

Early vegetables can be grown pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>itably to<br />

improve the livelihood <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> farming<br />

community<br />

Encourage farmers to adopt innovative<br />

practices viz. zero tillage, priming, dry<br />

farming, mulching, relay cropping etc. in<br />

drought pr<strong>on</strong>e area<br />

Tides level started to recede from 15<br />

September. This time high yielding varieties<br />

should grow in coastal areas<br />

Farmers should be encouraged to adopt<br />

some promising traditi<strong>on</strong>al/innovative<br />

practices viz. zero tillage, sorjan system,<br />

floating bed agriculture, rainwater harvest,<br />

cultivati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> aquatic crops/medicinal plants<br />

etc. to improve livelihoods <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the vulnerable<br />

community<br />

Salt tolerant species like chilli, groundnut,<br />

methi, water mel<strong>on</strong>, cucumber etc. should<br />

be cultivated in saline pr<strong>on</strong>e areas<br />

Fish disease c<strong>on</strong>trol and curative<br />

measures in p<strong>on</strong>ds by using<br />

medicine/insecticides, keep the<br />

surrounding envir<strong>on</strong>ment by the p<strong>on</strong>d<br />

clean<br />

Create agitati<strong>on</strong> in water or use aerati<strong>on</strong><br />

Establish veterinary centre at village level<br />

for animal health during flood and water<br />

logging period Management technology<br />

should be developed<br />

Acti<strong>on</strong>s for Implementati<strong>on</strong><br />

Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> program by NGOs<br />

in associati<strong>on</strong> with Water<br />

Development Board for<br />

community based implementati<strong>on</strong><br />

Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> program by local<br />

NGOs and local engagement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

local government, particularly<br />

veterinary doctor for providing<br />

services<br />

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