Geographic Remoteness and Livelihood Vulnerability

Almost everywhere in the world, people are now quite concerned about the negative effects of climate change. In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, it is necessary to understand its vulnerability. We examine the vulnerability to climate change of char inhabitants of Assam in this article. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin in India and Bangladesh is home to the unique topographical formations known as Char. These structures are particularly vulnerable to natural calamities caused by the climate. Interviews were conducted with 394 households of Char people living in the Brahmaputra Basin of Assam, India, between May and September of 2022. According to the study, even though certain people are perceived as being resilient to flooding due to their ethnic practices, other geographical characteristics outweigh this benefit and make those households more vulnerable. In different places, different causes have varying effects on the Char inhabitants' vulnerability status. Along with this, the study found that, in addition to the many vulnerability factors taken into account by the model, the geographical composition of the Char regions, floods, and erosion all played a role in the development of the variations in vulnerability levels

Char · Climate change · Flooding (psychology · Livelihood · Natural disaster · Pastoralism · Vulnerability (computing · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience

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