Partners
International Centre for Climate Change and Development
Description: research group based in Dhaka
Resources
Organisations, Programmes, and Projects
International Centre for Climate Change and Development
Description: research group based in Dhaka
Reports and Policies
Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project, Asia Development Bank
Description: climate risk and vulnerability assessment
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/51137-003-sd-01.pdf
Flood Risk Management in Dhaka: A Case for Eco-Engineering Approaches and Institutional Reform, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Description: integrating flood management into urban planning
https://www.gfdrr.org/en/publication/flood-risk-management-dhaka
Academic Articles
Haque, Anika Nasra, Grafakos, Stelios, & Huijsman, Marijk. (2012). Participatory integrated assessment of flood protection measures for climate adaptation in Dhaka. Environment and Urbanization, 24(1), 197-213.
Description: multi-criteria analysis of flood measures on the eastern fringe
https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247811433538
Araos, Malcolm, Ford, James, Berrang-Ford, Lea, Biesbroek, Robbert, & Moser, Sarah. (2016). Climate change adaptation planning for Global South megacities: The case of Dhaka. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 19(6), 682-696.
Description: qualitative case study of climate change preparedness
https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2016.1264873
Ahmed, Farhana, Moors, Eddy, Khan, M. Shah Alam, Warner, Jeroen, & Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Catharien. (2018). Tipping points in adaptation to urban flooding under climate change and urban growth: The case of the Dhaka megacity. Land Use Policy, 79, 496-506.
Description: case study of flood exposure under different urbanization and climate change scenarios
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.051
Zinia, Naeema Jihan, & McShane, Paul. (2018). Ecosystem services management: An evaluation of green adaptations for urban development in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Landscape and Urban Planning, 173, 23-32.
Description: surveys to understand perceptions of green roofs
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.01.008
Dasgupta, Susmita, Zaman, Asif, Roy, Subhendu, Huq, Mainul, Jahan, Sarwar, & Nishat, Ainun. (2015). Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate: Building Local Resilience to Disaster Risk (Directions in Development--Environment and Sustainable Development). Washington, DC: World Bank.
Description: book aiming to improve flood resilience policies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22768
Alam, M. J. (2014). “The organized encroachment of land developers”—Effects on urban flood management in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sustainable Cities and Society, 10, 49-58.
Description: case study of violations of land-use regulations by developers
Additional sources
Development of IDF Curve for Dhaka City Based on Scaling Theory under Future Precipitation Variability Due to Climate Change. S. Afrin, M. M. Islam, & M. M. Rahman.
Ecosystem services management: An evaluation of green adaptations for urban development in Dhaka, Bangladesh. N. J. Ziniaa, & P. McShane.
Factors in building resilience in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I. Ahmed.
Climate change adaptation planning for Global South megacities: the case of Dhaka. M. Araos, J. Ford, L. Berrang-Ford, R. Biesbroek & S. Moser
Climate Change Implications for Dhaka City: A Need for Immediate Measures to Reduce Vulnerability. G. Rabbani, A. A. Rahman, & N. Islam.
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Residential Energy Consumption in Dhaka City. M. S. A. Shourav, S. Shahid, B. Singh, M. Mohsenipour, E. Chung & X. Wang.
Dhaka structure plan 2016-2035. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan (2020) ‘An Overview of Spatial Policy in Asian and European Countries’. (https://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/international/spw/general/bangladesh/index_e.html) Accessed April 2021
Mortoja, M. G. and Yigitcanlar, T. (2020) ‘How does peri-urbanization trigger climate change vulnerabilities? An investigation of the dhaka megacity in Bangladesh’, Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland). MDPI AG, 12(23), pp. 1–41. doi: 10.3390/rs12233938.
Sowgat, T., Wang, Y. P. and McWilliams, C. (2017) ‘Pro-poorness of planning policies in Bangladesh: the case of Khulna city’, International planning studies. Routledge, 22(2), pp. 145–160. doi: 10.1080/13563475.2016.1220287
Roy, M.K, Hanlon, J, Hulme, D, (2016) Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change: Keeping Our Heads Above Water: London, Anthem