Climate variability and changes in the major cities of Bangladesh: observations, possible impacts and adaptation

• Main Authors: Shahid, S., Wang, X. J., Harun, S. B., Shamsudin, S. B., Ismail, T., Minhans, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71643/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84956673062&doi=10.1007%2fs10113-015-0757-6&partnerID=40&md5=ee4affb71911dc78c75afcb992031e3e
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

High population density, inadequate infrastructure and low adaptive capacity have made the urban population of Bangladesh highly vulnerable to climate change. Trends in climate and climate-related extreme events in five major cities have been analyzed in this paper to decipher the variability and on...