1 Climate Change, Poverty Eradication Presented by Omar F sami ID /f Feb 22,2012 U MASS BOSTON UNIVERSITY Class Presentation

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3 Background Climate change is happening and it is a reality Most victims are poor, they loss more but recover less CC, significant barriers/challenge to meet MDGs CC enhances existing risks and vulnerabilities Flood, droughts, storm/cyclone, salinity intrusion etc destroys annual harvests of Asia and the Pacific Vulnerability is highest in LDCs in the tropics and subtropical areas Source: ADB and Others, 2003

4 Sources of GHGs Energy Sector Energy Industry Manufacturing Industries Transport Residential Sector Commercial Agriculture Agriculture Sector Crop Agriculture Livestock and Manure Management- Landuse Change and Forestry Conversion of Land Consumption of Timber and Deforestation

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6 Future Changes in climate  Rainfall  Increased water availability in moist tropics and high latitudes  Decreased water availability and drought in mid-latitudes and semi-arid low latitudes  Temperature  Global temperatures are likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4°C from 1990 to 2100 (best estimates 1.8 to 5.4)  Sea level rise  Sea levels are likely to rise in the range of cm between 1990 and the 2080s  Extreme events  Likely that future tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes will become more intense, with larger peak wind speeds and more heavy precipitation

7 Temperature Rainfall Sea level rise Agriculture Water Energy Foods Transportation Health Infrastructure Economy Disaster management Potential Impacts Impacted Sectors

8 Potential impacts some insights Safe Water supply ↓ at the same time that water demand ↑ in growing urban areas Over 25% of the developing world's urban population, including 392 million residents in Asia, lack adequate sanitation. Storage/treatment capacity would need to expand thus increasing system costs.

9 Potential impacts Housing prices and insurance costs increase in flood zones Loss of property/land from sea level rise and subsidence

10 Future primary physical effects in the Coastal Zone extreme events: cyclone and tidal surges will be aggravated under climate change; and coastal morphology change: increased river bank erosion and Disturbance of the balance between river sediment transport and deposition in rivers, flood plains and coastal areas. Bangladesh Case

11 Physical Vulnerability Context Extrem e Temper ature Sea Level RiseDrough t FloodCyclone and Storm Surges ErosionSectoral Vulnerability Context River Flood Flash Flood Coastal Inundati on Salinity Intrusion Crop Agriculture Fisheries Livestock Infrastructure Industries Biodiversity Health Human Settlement Energy Bangladesh Case (Source: NAPA-BD, 2005)

12 Poverty Trend Regions (Projection) East Asia28159 Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2510 South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America Global30%24%22% Source: World Bank: 2001 (World Development Report: Attacking Poverty)

13 Adaptation some specific measures Changes of cropping pattern: Plant two or more crops instead of one or a spring and fall crop with a short fallow period to avoid excessive heat and drought in midsummer. For already warm growing areas, winter cropping could possibly become more productive than summer cropping. New crop varieties: Flood, drought and saline tolerant varieties

14 Few examples in Bangladesh Increase income through alternative livelihoods Duck Rearing Over 1500 people practicing as of September 2004 Cage Aquaculture More than 100 adopters as of September 2004

15 Few examples in Bangladesh Increase income through alternative livelihoods Vegetable farming Household level nurseries

16 Few examples in Bangladesh Increase income through alternative livelihoods Vegetable farming at household level

17 Few examples in Bangladesh Increase income through alternative livelihoods Floating gardens/farming

18 Thank you