Roy Brouwer|Sonia Akter|Luke Brander|Enamul Haque
Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Adaptation to Environmental Risk: A Case Study of Climate Change and Flooding in Bangladesh
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|North South University|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|East West University
article investigate complex relationship environmental risk poverty vulnerability case study carried one poorest floodprone countries world focusing household community vulnerability adaptive coping mechanisms based upon steadily growing amount literature field develop test analytical model largescale household survey carried southeast bangladesh ask almost 700 floodplain residents living without flood protection along river meghna flood risk exposure flood problems flood damage coping mechanisms novel study explicit testing effectiveness adaptive coping strategies reduce flood damage costs show households lower income less access productive natural assets face higher exposure risk flooding disparity income asset distribution community level furthermore tends higher higher risk exposure levels implying individually vulnerable households also collectively vulnerable regarding identification coping mechanisms deal flood events look ex ante household level preparedness flood events ex post availability communitylevel support disaster relief find somewhat paradoxically people face highest risk flooding least well prepared terms householdlevel ex ante preparedness communitylevel ex post flood relief