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Living on the Edge

Char Dwellers in Bangladesh

Mohammad Zaman editor Mustafa Alam editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:28th Jul '21

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In Bangladesh, the chars within the river channels are an important part of its landscape. However, these land masses continue to remain isolated, deprived of services, and pockets of poverty in the country. The char dwellers are vulnerable to natural hazards like flood and erosion.  In addition to these hazards, the coastal chars are faced with the imminent problem of widespread inundation due to sea level rise resulting from climate change.
Within this context, the book Living on the Edge: Char Dwellers in Bangladesh has brought together valuable scholarship on the diverse issues relating to the chars and the communities living in there. This comprehensive collection, with contribution of experts on the subject from across the globe, provides an understanding of the problems faced by the char dwellers and also comes up with policy prescriptions for ensuring overall welfare of char communities in the country.

“This book will serve well those who seek to know what it is like for these dwellers to live in chars in the middle of our mighty rivers on their estuaries, and what it will take to improve their conditions.” (ATM Nurul Amin, The Daily Star, thedailystar.net, May 16, 2022)

ISBN: 9783030735913

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450 pages

1st ed. 2021