[HTML][HTML] Climate change induced extreme flood disaster in Bangladesh: Implications on people's livelihoods in the Char Village and their coping mechanisms

B Hossain, MS Sohel, CM Ryakitimbo - Progress in Disaster Science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study is an attempt to explore the impacts of floods on the livelihoods of people in Char
Village, particularly on the income, occupation, and also explores their coping strategies …

Does livestock loss affect livelihood? An investigation on char residing Mishing community of Assam

M Saikia, R Mahanta - International Journal of Community Well-Being, 2023 - Springer
Char areas are one of the important geographical structures of Assam covering about state's
5% of total land with about 10% of total population. Mishings are the second largest tribe of …

Measurement of vulnerability to climate change in char areas: A survey

M Saikia, R Mahanta - Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE …, 2023 - ecoinsee.org
Threats caused to the environment and human life by climate change have become an
urgent issue. Climate change often aggravates hazards in a given area and has harmful …

Factors affecting farmers' adoption of flood adaptation strategies using structural equation modeling

MO Faruk, KL Maharjan - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Floods are a frequent disaster in Bangladesh, and farmers are the most at risk.
Understanding how to improve the farmers' flood adaption is important to reduce flood …

[PDF][PDF] Livestock, livestock loss and livelihood: a note on Mishing char dwellers of Assam

M Saikia, R Mahanta - Society Register, 2023 - sciendo.com
The geography of char (the sandy land areas found within the river or lining at the bank) and
their fertile lands create a suitable environment for livestock rearing, significantly contributing …

Indo-Bangladesh borderland issues in Meghalaya

B Majaw - South Asia Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on direct observation and primary local perspectives, this article examines
experiences of cross-border movements in the borderland between Meghalaya and …

Why do people live in disaster-prone char regions? Perspectives from Assam, India

M Saikia, R Mahanta - Discover Global Society, 2024 - Springer
People residing in the char regions of Assam are among the most vulnerable in the state,
and particularly susceptible to multiple disasters such as floods, storms, and land erosion …

Agrarian and Socio-Infrastructural Vulnerability in the Wake of Flood: An Example from the Mayurakshi River Basin, India

A Islam, S Ghosh, M Sarkar, SD Barman… - Floods in the Ganga …, 2023 - Springer
The present work intends to portray the impact of the flood on the agrarian decline and socio-
infrastructural vulnerability in a tropical river basin like the Mayurakshi River Basin (MRB) …

Flood disaster and its impact on livelihood: A case of Kandra river basin of Kailali district

BPP Sharma - NUTA Journal, 2018 - nepjol.info
This paper tried to highlights impact of flood disaster on local livelihood in Kandra river
basin, Kailali District. The study also examined coping strategies of the members of flood …

Societal Instabilities in the Wake of Shifting of River Course: A Study of Hotnagar Char of Bhagirathi River, West Bengal, India

M Sarkar, S Ghosh, SN Ahmed, MA Hossain… - … and Sustainability in …, 2023 - Springer
Social instabilities in the context of river erosion-accretion sequence are commonly
observed across the world, especially in the areas with higher population density and lower …