Date of Award
6-1-2009
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
First Advisor
Randall Kuhn, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Paul Sutton
Third Advisor
Sandy Johnson
Keywords
Adaptation, Bangladesh, Climate change, Diarrheal disease, Malnutrition, Vulnerability
Abstract
The world is guaranteed a certain level of climate change due to the emissions already released into the atmosphere. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is necessary. Increases in diarrheal disease and malnutrition due to climate change are analyzed for Bangladesh. Relative risks determined by the World Health Organization, estimates obtained from agricultural models, and migration estimates are utilized to determine the costs associated with each of these diseases, as well as reductions in rice production and increases in urban migration. It is found that climate change will create additional costs for treating each of these diseases that equal .05% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), losses to rice production equal to 1.5705% of GDP, and increases in urban migration of 4.2%. Utilizing a vulnerability framework, adaptation policies are recommended that reduce societal vulnerability to these impacts.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Justin Guay
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
167 p.
Recommended Citation
Guay, Justin, "Weathering the Storm: Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Adaptation in Bangladesh" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 251.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/251
Copyright date
2009
Discipline
Public health