banglasdesh
- Created by: laura011
- Created on: 24-03-19 13:51
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- Bangladesh
- human causes
- worlds most densely populated country
- 46% of population live less than 10 metres above sea level
- removing vegetation
- 70% of mangrove-forested coastline is reterting 200metres/yr due to erosion
- improves water quality by filtering out pollutants
- asorb and disperse tidal surges
- to grow shrimp farms
- physical causes
- lies on 3 major floodplaines e.g. Ganges
- 70% of mangrove-forested coastline is reterting 200metres/yr due to erosion
- physical causes
- lies on 3 major floodplaines e.g. Ganges
- impacts
- high winds and floods damaged infrastructures
- impacted aid
- electricity and comms destroyed
- high winds and floods damaged infrastructures
- human causes
- storm surges
- changes in sea level caused by intense low-pressure systems - depressions and tropical cyclones
- rise in sea level intensified in areas where the coastline is funnel shaped
- Bangladesh
- human causes
- worlds most densely populated country
- 46% of population live less than 10 metres above sea level
- removing vegetation
- 70% of mangrove-forested coastline is reterting 200metres/yr due to erosion
- improves water quality by filtering out pollutants
- asorb and disperse tidal surges
- to grow shrimp farms
- 70% of mangrove-forested coastline is reterting 200metres/yr due to erosion
- impacts
- high winds and floods damaged infrastructures
- impacted aid
- electricity and comms destroyed
- high winds and floods damaged infrastructures
- human causes
- changes in sea level caused by intense low-pressure systems - depressions and tropical cyclones
- adaptation
- Sri Lanka - mangrove protection scheme
- only 2 people died in the prtected areas while 6000 died in non mangrove areas
- loans given to villagers in excange for magrove protection
- Sri Lanka - mangrove protection scheme
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