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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/11068| Title: | Reading Nature’s Mind: Disaster management by indigenous peoples of Bangladesh |
| Authors: | Irfanullah, Haseeb Md. Motaleb, Mohammad Abdul |
| Keywords: | Community capacity;Climate change;Climate variability;Chittagong Hill Tracts;Traditional forecasting;Traditional preparedness;Traditional knowledge |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: E04H, G01W |
| Abstract: | The paper summarizes the traditional means of forecasting and preparing for 17 natural hazards by the indigenous communities of the Southeastern hilly region of Bangladesh, a region not well-understood in terms of impacts of natural disasters. The study records communities’ perceptions of the frequency and severity of hazards over the last decade and identified. |
| Page(s): | 80-90 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJTK Vol.10(1) [January 2011] |
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