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Social and Environmental Change in Bangladesh

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Scientific American: Embankments Exacerbate Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh

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Nature Climate Change: Coastal Conundrums

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Rice paddy cultivation is a major source of livelihood in Bangladesh. Because the natural environment of Bangladesh is so well suited to rice farming, the country has been able to expand rice-production faster than population growth over recent decades, allowing for agricultural self-sufficiency despite having one of the world’s densest populations.

Environmental stress and human migration in a low-lying developing nation: A comparison of co-evolving natural and human landscapes in the physically and culturally diverse context of Bangladesh