Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur, 1701, Bangladesh.
Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
Environ Manage. 2021 Mar;67(3):532-552. doi: 10.1007/s00267-021-01441-6. Epub 2021 Feb 20.
Bangladesh is a country of natural disasters and climatic hazards, which frequently affect its inhabitants' lives and livelihoods. Among the various risks and disasters, floods are the most frequent hazard that makes haor households vulnerable. Therefore, this study was undertaken to estimate livelihood vulnerability to flooding within the flood-prone haor ecosystem in Bangladesh. Primary data were collected from 100 haor households each from Kishoreganj, Netrokona, and Sunamganj districts (N = 300) by applying a multistage random sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) framework of vulnerability were applied to compare vulnerabilities among the selected haor-based communities. The empirical results revealed that haor households in Sunamganj district were more vulnerable to flood hazard and natural disaster in terms of food, water, and health than households in the other two districts. Taking into account the major components of the LVI, the IPCC framework of vulnerability indicated that households in Sunamganj district were the most vulnerable due to their lowest adaptive capacity and highest sensitivity and exposure. These findings enable policymakers to formulate and implement effective strategies and programs to minimize vulnerability and enhance resilience by improving the livelihoods of the vulnerable haor households of Bangladesh, especially those in Sunamganj district.
孟加拉国是一个自然灾害和气候危害多发的国家，这些灾害经常影响居民的生活和生计。在各种风险和灾害中，洪水是最常见的灾害，使豪尔家庭变得脆弱。因此，本研究旨在评估孟加拉国易受洪水影响的豪尔生态系统中的生计易损性。通过应用多阶段随机抽样技术，从基肖尔甘杰、诺托罗格纳和孙纳姆甘杰地区（N=300）的每个豪尔家庭中收集了 100 户家庭的主要数据。通过预测试的结构化问卷，通过面对面访谈收集数据。应用生计脆弱性指数（LVI）和政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）脆弱性框架来比较所选豪尔社区之间的脆弱性。实证结果表明，与其他两个地区的家庭相比，孙纳姆甘杰地区的豪尔家庭在食物、水和健康方面更容易受到洪水和自然灾害的影响。考虑到 LVI 的主要组成部分，IPCC 的脆弱性框架表明，由于适应能力最低、敏感性和暴露度最高，孙纳姆甘杰地区的家庭最为脆弱。这些发现使政策制定者能够制定和实施有效的战略和计划，通过改善孟加拉国脆弱的豪尔家庭，特别是孙纳姆甘杰地区的家庭的生计，来减轻脆弱性并增强其恢复力。
