Community Perception and Adaptation to Safe Drinking Water Scarcity: Salinity, Arsenic, and Drought Risks in Coastal Bangladesh

• Published in: International journal of disaster risk science Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 110 - 124
• Main Authors: Abedin, Md. Anwarul, Habiba, Umma, Shaw, Rajib
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Beijing Normal University Press 01.06.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arsenic; Climate Change; Community; Drinking water; Drought; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environment; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Natural Hazards; Perceptions; Salinity; Sustainable Development; Bangladesh; ISW, Bangladesh; Community perception; Safe drinking water; Southwestern Bangladesh; Water scarcity; Community adaptation

One of the most serious resource and health issues in coastal communities of Bangladesh is the scarcity of safe drinking water, triggered by the combined effects of salinity, arsenic, and drought. This article explores community perception of vulnerabilities in daily life, livelihood, and environmen...