scholarly journals Developing Water Transfer System and its Drought Risk Reduction.

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Keishi TANIMOTO ◽  
Hirokazu MORITA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Water Transfer ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Transfer System

Farmers’ adaptive practices for drought risk reduction in the northwest region of Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umma Habiba ◽  
Rajib Shaw ◽  
Yukiko Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Northwest Region

scholarly journals Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roquia Salam ◽  
Bonosri Ghose ◽  
Badhon Kumar Shill ◽  
Md. Aminul Islam ◽  
Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Risk Levels

AbstractDisaster risk perception and risk appraisal are essential in formulating an appropriate disaster risk reduction policy. This study examines the actual vs perceived drought risks by constructing risk indices at the household and expert levels using survey data from the lower Teesta River Basin in northern Bangladesh. The survey data were collected from 450 farmers using a structured questionnaire conducted between August and September 2019. A composite drought risk index was developed to understand households’ perceived and actual risks in the designated areas. The results show that the actual and perceived risk values differ significantly among the three case study sites locally known as Ganai, Ismail, and Par Sekh Sundar. The risk levels also differ significantly across the households’ gender, income, occupation, and educational attainment. People with insolvent socioeconomic status are more prone to drought risk compared to others. Results also reveal that the mean level of perceived risk agrees well with the actual risk, whereas females perceive comparatively higher risk than their male counterparts. Expert views on drought risk are similar to the individual household level perceived risk. The outcomes of this study would assist the policymakers and disaster managers to understand the concrete risk scenarios and take timely disaster risk reduction actions for ensuring a drought-resistant society.

scholarly journals The possibility of drought risk reduction in corn production

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Nemanja Pajic ◽  
Todor Markovic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Corn Production

scholarly journals Perceived and Actual Risks of Drought : Household and Expert Views From Lower Teesta River Basin of Northern Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roquia Salam ◽  
Bonosri Ghose ◽  
Badhon Kumar Shill ◽  
Md. Aminul Islam ◽  
A R M Towfiqul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Household Level

Abstract Disaster risk perception, as well as risk appraisal, play a pivotal role in making the disaster risk reduction policy. This study examines the actual vs perceived drought risks by constructing risk indices at the household and expert levels using survey data from the lower Teesta River Basin in northern Bangladesh. Survey data were collected from 450 farmers based on the structural questionnaire. A composite drought risk index was developed to understand households’ perceived and actual risks in the designated areas. The results show that the actual and perceived risk values differ significantly among the three designated sites of Ganai, Ismail, and Par Sekh Sundar. The risk levels also differ significantly across the household’s gender, income, occupation, and educational attainment. People with poor socio-economic status are more prone to drought risk than others. Results also reveal that the mean level of perceived risk agrees well with the actual risk; females perceive comparatively higher risk than males. Expert views on drought risk are similar to the individual household level perceived risk. The outcomes of this study would help the policy-makers and disaster managers to understand the concrete risk scenarios of the study areas and to take timely and appropriate disaster risk reduction actions for ensuring a drought-resistant society.

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