TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Gain, Animesh K
A1  - Rahman, Mohammed Mofizur
A1  - Sadik, Md Shibly
A1  - Adnan, Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani
A1  - Ahmad, Sate
A1  - Ahsan, Shaiikh Muhammad Mehedi
A1  - Ashik-Ur-Rahman, Md
A1  - Balke, Thorsten
A1  - Datta, Dilip K
A1  - Dewan, Camelia
A1  - Huq, Nazmul
A1  - Khan, M Shah Alam
A1  - Large, Andy
A1  - Mallick, Bishawjit
A1  - Mohibbullah, M
A1  - Mondal, M Shahjahan
A1  - Narayan, Siddharth
A1  - Rabbani, Golam
A1  - Rahman, Rezaur
A1  - Renaud, Fabrice G
A1  - Rogers, Kimberly G
A1  - van Loon-Steensma, Jantsje M
T1  - Overcoming challenges for implementing nature-based solutions in deltaic environments: insights from the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh
JF  - Environmental Research Letters
N2  - AbstractThe Ganges-Brahmaputra (GB) delta is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world due to a combination of high population density and exposure to tropical cyclones, floods, salinity intrusion and other hazards. Due to the complexity of natural deltaic processes and human influence on these processes, structural solutions like embankments are inadequate on their own for effective hazard mitigation. This article examines nature-based solutions (NbSs) as a complementary or alternative approach to managing hazards in the GB delta. We investigate the potential of NbS as a complementary and sustainable method for mitigating the impacts of coastal disaster risks, mainly cyclones and flooding. Using the emerging framework of NbS principles, we evaluate three existing approaches: tidal river management, mangrove afforestation, and oyster reef cultivation, all of which are actively being used to help reduce the impacts of coastal hazards. We also identify major challenges (socioeconomic, biophysical, governance and policy) that need to be overcome to allow broader application of the existing approaches by incorporating the NbS principles. In addition to addressing GB delta-specific challenges, our findings provide more widely applicable insights into the challenges of implementing NbS in deltaic environments globally.
KW  - Nature-Based Solutions
KW  - Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
KW  - Tidal River Management
KW  - Implementation Challenges
Y1  - 2022
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-20072
SN  - 1748-9326
SS  - 1748-9326
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac740a
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac740a
VL  - 17
IS  - 6
SP  - 15
S1  - 15
PB  - IOP Publishing
ER  -