Planning and costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate change in the salinity-prone cropping system of Bangladesh
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30/09/2011
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IIED
This study aims to investigate adaptation requirements and their cost implications in the context of coastal agriculture in Bangladesh. The particular objectives of the study are: To investigate the operation of the agricultural production system in salinity-prone areas of Bangladesh and how this may be affected by climate change; To devise the necessary adaptation options and investigate the roles different stakeholders at different levels have to play in implementing these;
To consider how these adaptation measures can be mainstreamed into national development plans; and To assess the costs of such adaptation measures to the different stakeholders involved.