Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Vulnerability to Climate Risks

3. Future Climate Scenarios

4. Future Flood Hydrology

5. Future Crop Performance

6. Economy-Wide Impacts of Climate Risks

7. Adaptation Options in the Agriculture Sector

8. The Way Forward - Turning Ideas to Action

Annexes:
Annex 1 - Using DSSAT to Model Adaptation Impacts
Annex 2 - A Simple Economy-Wide CGE Model
Annex 3 - Constructing the Social Accounting Matrix for Bangladesh

Index

About the Author

Winston H Yu is at the World Bank, Washington, DC, USA; Mozaharul Alam is at the Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ahmadul Hassan is at the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Abu Saleh Khan is at the Institute for Water Modeling, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Alex Ruane, Cynthia Rosenzweig and David Major are at Columbia University, New York, USA; James Thurlow is at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA.

Reviews

'Bangladesh is projected as one of the countries to be most seriously affected by climate change. This study considers a range of climate risks and applies agroecological and economic models to assess the impact of climate change on the agricultural sector and the economy. A very useful book for agricultural researchers, development partners and policy makers.'
Mahabub Hossain, Executive Director, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh '[This book presents] a clever integration of hydrologic, climatological, and economic models. Certainly one of the best attempts to assess quantitatively the effects of potential climate change on agricultural development in complex settings.'
Peter P. Rogers, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City and Regional Planning, Harvard University 'The authors successfully draw together much of the current understanding of the situation in Bangladesh, enabling them to develop a framework for understanding and predicting changes in food security as a result of climate change.'
Institution of Environmental Sciences