Understanding indigenous people's perception on climate change and climatic hazards: A case study of Chakma indigenous communities in Rangamati Sadar Upazila of Rangamati District, Bangladesh

Natural Hazards

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2147-2159

  Huda, Md Nazmul ^a  

^a GREEN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Chakma indigenous people; Climate change; Climatic hazards; Perception; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84871929375     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0467-z     Document Type: Article

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