The five Asian mega-deltas (the Yangtze, the Pearl, the Chao Phraya, the Mekong and the
Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna deltas) are home to approximately 80% of the global deltaic …

Studies of climate change at specific intervals of future warming have primarily been
addressed through top-down approaches using climate projections and modelled impacts …

Sea level rise (SLR) will increase adaptation needs along low-lying coasts worldwide.
Despite centuries of experience with coastal risk, knowledge about the effectiveness and …

" This is a book about the amazing twists and turns that have produced contemporary
Bangladeshi society. It is intended for general readers and for students who are beginning to …

Increased human activity and dynamic climate variables have radically altered the global
land use land cover (LULC) pattern and the ecosystem services (ES) they offer. However …

Plantation forest has an immense potential for significantly contributing to the global carbon
cycle for regulating climate change. Assessing the spatio-temporal distribution of plantation …

The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social,
environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open …

River deltas offer numerous ecosystem services and host an estimated global population of
350 million to more than 500 million inhabitants in over 100 countries. To maintain their …

The people of this region are mainly dependent on the agricultural sector, while people
living in the coastal belt are dependent on traditional monsoon rice cultivation as well as …

The heavily industrialised Kanpur region is the most polluted stretch of the Ganga river
because of excessive pollutant discharge from the industries. Agricultural runoff along with …