Climate Change Impact, Loss and Damage in 45-Polder Area (Barguna): Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULC) and Local Led Adaptation

Abstract

In Bangladesh, loss and damage are increasing rapidly due to climate change. Bangladesh needs the most reliable climate change adaptation strategy for the coastal areas. The study utilized qualitative and quantitative surveys through the KOBO toolbox. Determined socioeconomic loss and damage, as well as local lead adaptation using statistical analysis. This study takes a total of 402 respondents for local lead adaptation and 98 respondents for socioeconomic damage. The study analyzed land use and land cover using ArcGIS. The study finds that from 2007 to 2020, a total of six major climatic disasters occurred, and the total loss and damage of the respondents was 34.826 million takas. Individual average loss and damage is 0.355 million takas. The study also analyzed how much time an individual household needs to get recover from loss and damage from a single disaster. To combat this climatic disaster, local people adopted three major local lead adaptations. Building a raised house, water harvesting, and alternative farming practices. 78.61% of respondents adopted the Building Raised House strategy. On the other hand, only 3.73% of respondents adopted the alternative farming strategy.