Societal impacts and vulnerability to floods in Bangladesh and Nepal

Weather and Climate Extremes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-42

  Dewan, Tanvir H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood coping behavior; Flood impact; Flood vulnerability; Indigenous practices

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH; NEPAL;

EID: 84928765079     PISSN: 22120947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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