Climate change and natural resource exploitation pose unprecedented challenges, threatening the environment, socio-economic stability, and the livelihoods of millions in a densely populated nation like Bangladesh. As its coastal region grapples with these escalating challenges, there is a growing recognition of the multifaceted benefits that nature-based solutions (NbS) offer in fostering resilience and sustainability. With its low-lying topography, susceptibility to natural disasters, and gradual environmental degradation, a dynamic coastal city like Kuakata is exceptionally vulnerable to sea-level rise, soil erosion, salinization of agricultural land and drinking water, and infrastructural damage. The chapter comprehensively analyzes the wide array of strategies, robust policies through case studies, and qualitative data collection and explores possible NbS interventions at the coastal shorelines of Kuakata. The case studies from regions with similar geophysical nature help explore potential transferable lessons for Kuakata. NbS implementation in the area can potentially mitigate the impacts of climate change and align with broader sustainable development goals, including poverty reduction, food security, and biodiversity conservation. The findings highlight pivotal foundations including community participation, hybrid approaches, and policy integration in ensuring the efficacy of these lessons and underscore the strategies of tailoring NbS to local contexts. In summary, this chapter attempts to extensively research the versatility of nature-based approaches in relevant case studies and harness strategical insights for a climate-resilient framework to stabilize the shoreline of Kuakata in Bangladesh.

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Nature-Based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Coastal Shorelines: Strategic Lessons for Kuakata, Bangladesh

  • Tasnim Ferdous,
  • Monisha Momtaz

摘要

Climate change and natural resource exploitation pose unprecedented challenges, threatening the environment, socio-economic stability, and the livelihoods of millions in a densely populated nation like Bangladesh. As its coastal region grapples with these escalating challenges, there is a growing recognition of the multifaceted benefits that nature-based solutions (NbS) offer in fostering resilience and sustainability. With its low-lying topography, susceptibility to natural disasters, and gradual environmental degradation, a dynamic coastal city like Kuakata is exceptionally vulnerable to sea-level rise, soil erosion, salinization of agricultural land and drinking water, and infrastructural damage. The chapter comprehensively analyzes the wide array of strategies, robust policies through case studies, and qualitative data collection and explores possible NbS interventions at the coastal shorelines of Kuakata. The case studies from regions with similar geophysical nature help explore potential transferable lessons for Kuakata. NbS implementation in the area can potentially mitigate the impacts of climate change and align with broader sustainable development goals, including poverty reduction, food security, and biodiversity conservation. The findings highlight pivotal foundations including community participation, hybrid approaches, and policy integration in ensuring the efficacy of these lessons and underscore the strategies of tailoring NbS to local contexts. In summary, this chapter attempts to extensively research the versatility of nature-based approaches in relevant case studies and harness strategical insights for a climate-resilient framework to stabilize the shoreline of Kuakata in Bangladesh.