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Lying in the path of the three major rivers of South Asia and with only 10 per cent of its land area above one metre of the mean sea level, Bangladesh is often cited as one of the world’s most exposed countries in terms of potential and realized impact of climate change. This chapter examines climate-linked displacement in Bangladesh. It mostly draws from a collection of recently conducted empirical studies on Bangladesh.
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The IPCC Oceans and Cryosphere report, the IPCC land report and the IPCC 1.5-degree C special report.
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Decision 10/COP24.
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A joint study by RMMRU and SCMR on climate change-related migration in Bangladesh (2012–2014). This study looks into the effects of climate change in intensifying vulnerabilities of people affected by flood-, cyclone- and drought-prone districts. The findings are presented in Martin et al., 2014, 2017.
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DECCMA: DEltas, vulnerabilities and Climate change (2013–2018). Findings on Bangladesh is available in De Campos et al., 2019.
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Joint research of Exeter University and RMMRU on Safe and Sustainable cities: Securities, Migration and wellbeing, 2017–2019. Findings are available in Siddiqui et al., forthcoming.
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Draft National Strategy on the Management of Disaster and Climate Induced Internal Displacement in Bangladesh.
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IPCC AR4, 2007.
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Terminology from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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IPCC AR5, 2018.
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CDMP II, 2014.
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Kniveton, D. Rowhani, P. Martin, M. (2013). Future Migration in the Context of climate change, Climate Change Related Migration in Bangladesh. Climate Change Related Migration in Bangladesh Briefing Paper No 3, Brighton: Sussex Centre for Migration Research, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit: Dhaka.
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IDMC. (2015). Global Estimates 2015: People Displaced by Disasters, IDMC: Geneva.
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IDMC. (2019). Mid Years Figures: Internal Displacement from January to June 2019, IDMC: Geneva.
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Displacement Solutions. (2012). Climate Displacement in Bangladesh| The Need for Urgent Housing, Land and Property (1HLP) Rights Solutions, DS: Geneva.
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Habiba et al., 2013.
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There are two major structures relative to the plate boundary, namely the Dauki fault and the Indian-Burma plate boundary fault.
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RMMRU, 2013.
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Siddiqui, T. (2022). Climate Change and Displacement: Locating the Most Vulnerable Groups. In: Khondker, H., Muurlink, O., Bin Ali, A. (eds) The Emergence of Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5521-0_15
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