Knowledge about Climate Change Impact and Its Adverse Effect on Household Income: A Study in the Slum Settlement of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Received Date: Jul 23, 2019 / Accepted Date: Aug 16, 2019 / Published Date: Aug 22, 2019
Abstract
In Bangladesh, effects of climate change along with hazards and disaster are evident in urban areas. Increased population pressure, unplanned urbanization, and environmental pollution are compounding the risks. Urban poor, particularly children and women are the most vulnerable. Amidst decreasing income level increased the vulnerability of population. This article highlights specifically the perception of households of climate change and tries to reveal its impact on household income.
Keywords: Climate change; Pollution; Environment; Temperature
Citation: Sonia SA, Islam T (2019) Knowledge about Climate Change Impact and Its Adverse Effect on Household Income: A Study in the Slum Settlement of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. J Earth Sci Clim Change 10:524.
Copyright: © 2019 Sonia SA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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