CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE VULNERABILITY OF THE SUNDARBANS

Subash Chandra  Das; Md.  Wahiduzzaman

doi:10.53808/KUS.SI.SESB.2010.49-52-Ps

Authors

Subash Chandra Das Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Md. Wahiduzzaman Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.SI.SESB.2010.49-52-Ps

Keywords:

Climate change, sea level rise, IPCC, the Sundarbans

Abstract

Importance of the Sundarbans in the economy and environment of Bangladesh has been high lighted in this paper. The impact of climate change on the Sundarbans has been analyzed and some recommendations are made for the sustainable management of the mangrove forest of Bangladesh.

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