Managing the Sundarbans region: Opportunities for mutual gain by India and Bangladesh

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-31

  Ortolano, Leonard ^a   Sánchez Triana, Ernesto ^b   Paul, Tapas ^c   Ferdausi, Shakil Ahmed ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (India)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bengal; Disaster management systems; Environmental management; Forest management; Household surveys; India; International cooperation; Sea level rise; South Asia; Sundarbans

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SEA LEVEL; SURVEYS;

BANGLADESH; BENGAL; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INDIA; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOUTH ASIA; SUNDARBANS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84948844969     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2016.073331     Document Type: Article

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