Table 1.

Effects of climate extreme on life and livelihood of the Bangladeshi coastal communities

Sectors of effectsDescription of effectsSources
LivelihoodFood securityA decrease in rice productionDasgupta et al. (2018) 
Marine and inland fishingDecrease of fishing in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladeshi coast and freshwater sourcesIslam et al. (2020) 
Crop diversityDecrease of crop varieties due to the intrusion of saline water and monocultureDasgupta et al. (2018) 
MigrationForced migration from the coast to Bangladesh mainlandThe residents who lost housing and agricultural land due to coastal erosion and storm surge inundation migrated to the adjacent urban city. They generally formed two types of settlement. These are: slum-dwelling within major city areas and settlement on the slope of hillsMallick et al. (2020) 
Forced migration to adjacent Indian regionsSea level rise and natural hazards induced displacements found to take illegal migration to adjacent IndiaBose (2013) 
Voluntary stay and trapped populationFishing communities are part of the voluntary staying community or some of them are trappedMallick and Schanze (2020) 
HealthDeaths and injuriesDeaths resulting from cardio-respiratory diseases associated with high and low temperatures
Deaths associated with a tropical cyclone, lightening and droughts, events
Shahid (2009) 
MalnutritionThe reduction of food diversity leads to malnutrition rate among coastal residentsCooper et al. (2019) 
Safe drinking waterCoupled rise of tide levels and frequent coastal flooding increase salinity in groundwater. Drinking of saline contaminated water increases skin diseases, hair loss, diarrhoea, gastric and high blood pressureRakib et al. (2020) 
Gender dimensions of effectsA decrease in women income, rights, less food intake and undertaking stressful social lifeReggers (2019) 
Climate extreme induced disease and sicknessMosquito-borne diseases, tick-borne disease (e.g. malaria, dengue), diarrhoea, gastric and acid secretion, high blood pressure, air pollution-related mortality and morbidityRahman et al. (2020) 

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