GEOG 339 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Motorcycle Taxi, Sea Level Rise, Tarpaulin
Document Summary
Climate impacts case studies: bangladesh and the sahel. Drought, flooding, temperature changes and other expected effects of climate change may all have impacts on peoples" livelihoods, infrastructure and ways of growing their crops these areas have lower human development index ratings (hdi) Measures life expectancy, education, and income to give an indication of the average standard of living of a country. Physical geography explains some of the reasons for the vulnerability. Bangladesh expected to lose 20% of land area by 2050 due to sea level rise about 10% of world"s population lives within 9 meters of sea level. Sahel, a well-known dry region of africa receives just enough moisture for people to grow drought-resistant crops. Bangladesh, women have fewer resources to acquire income than men. They grow and harvest their own food, so their lives are heavily dependent on having the necessities to do that.
