Countries At Different Economic Developments Responding To Climate Change

Question 1

Which LIDC?

Answer 1

Bangladesh

Question 2

Which natural landform is Bangladesh located near?

Answer 2

Bay of Bengal

Question 3

Bangladesh ~
Which area supports the highest rural population density?

Answer 3

Ganges-Brahmaptura Delta

Question 4

Bangladesh ~
What is the average elevation above sea level?

Answer 4

4-5m

Question 5

What percentage of the country is only 1m above sea level? How many people is this?

Answer 5

10%
20 million

Question 6

Bangladesh ~
What percentage of the country floods every year?

Answer 6

70%

Question 7

Bangladesh ~
In the past 25 years 60% of what kind of deaths have occurred here?

Answer 7

Tropical cyclones

Question 8

Bangladesh ~
What kind of diseases are spreading?

Answer 8

Water-borne

Question 9

Bangladesh ~
Which natural feature offers protection against storm surges?

Answer 9

Coastal mangrove forests

Question 10

Bangladesh ~
By 2100 how many ha of agricultural land could be too highly salinised for cultivation?

Answer 10

600,000

Question 11

Bangladesh ~
How many people are in poverty?

Answer 11

60 million

Question 12

Bangladesh ~
The country has ranked top 10 for what in every year between 2010 to 2020?

Answer 12

Most vulnerable

Question 13

Bangladesh ~
What was their 2020 HDI rank?

Answer 13

135/189

Question 14

Bangladesh ~
What is their primary reaction to climate change?

Answer 14

Adaptation

Question 15

Bangladesh ~
What is their average GHG per capita release compared to the world average?

Answer 15

1.23 tonnes
6.6 tonnes

Question 16

Bangladesh ~
What was their target to reduce their emissions by by 2020?

Answer 16

5%

Question 17

Bangladesh ~
What was the name of their 2009 government strategy?

Answer 17

Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Question 18

Bangladesh ~
What six things were a part of their 2009 gov strategy?

Answer 18

Food security
Disaster management
Infrastructures
Research and knowledge management
Mitigation and low carbon development
Capacity building and institutional strengthening

Question 19

Bangladesh ~
How much was spent on their flood embankment project?

Answer 19

$2 billion

Question 20

Bangladesh ~
What are local communities to conserve?

Answer 20

Mangroves

Question 21

Bangladesh ~
How many cyclone and flood shelters have been built?

Answer 21

3800

Question 22

Bangladesh ~
Which systems have been upgraded?

Answer 22

Warnings for storm surges
New cropping systems (waterlogged or saline soils)

Question 23

Bangladesh ~
What are fish farmers aided with?

Answer 23

Pond fisheries
River-based cage aquaculture

Question 24

Bangladesh ~
What kind of major projects is investment going into?

Answer 24

Engineering

Question 25

Bangladesh ~ What has increased areal coverage?

Answer 25

Cyclone Preparedness Programme

Question 26

Which AC?

Answer 26

The UK

Question 27

UK ~ What was their HDI rank in 2020?

Answer 27

16th

Question 28

UK ~ What is their GNI PPP?

Answer 28

$39,500

Question 29

Bangladesh ~ What is their GNI PPP?

Answer 29

$4000

Question 30

UK ~ What is the percentage chance of extremely high sea level by 2100?

Answer 30

10%

Question 31

UK ~ How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 20 years?

Answer 31

700

Question 32

UK ~ How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 50 years, with and without protection?

Answer 32

2000 28,000

Question 33

UK ~ How many homes are in high risk flood areas?

Answer 33

240,000

Question 34

UK ~ What will maintenance costs rise by due to flood property damage?

Answer 34

20-50%

Question 35

UK ~ What was the cost of river flooding between 2015 to 2016?

Answer 35

£1.3 to £1.9 billion

Question 36

UK ~ What phenomenon is when there is a loss of water habitats?

Answer 36

Coastal squeeze

Question 37

UK ~ What is annual heat mortality rising by in the 2020s and what is it expected to rise by in the 2080s?

Answer 37

60% 500%

Question 38

UK ~ What sort of diseases are expected to spread due to stagnant water?

Answer 38

mosquito-borne

Question 39

UK ~ What opportunities come from climate change? (2)

Answer 39

Extended growing season More solar energy

Question 40

UK ~ How many new jobs are expected to come from the green economy by 2030?

Answer 40

700,000

Question 41

UK ~ What is the green infrastructure they're introducing to keep people cool?

Answer 41

London iTree eco assessment 8 million trees £133 million benefits a year

Question 42

UK ~ How much do they want to reduce river temperatures by, by planting trees?

Answer 42

5.5 degrees C

Question 43

UK ~ What built environment adaptation strategy are they implementing?

Answer 43

Sustainable drains Reduce downstream flooding

Question 44

UK ~ What are the three mitigation strategies?

Answer 44

Carbon pricing Low carbon energy support Energy efficiency

Question 45

UK ~ When do they want to end the se of coal-fired power?

Answer 45

From 2024-2025 onwards

Question 46

UK ~ Who provides houses with small-scale low carbon generators?

Answer 46

Smart Export Guarantee Payments go to National Grid

Question 47

UK ~ How much was a ton of carbon in 2021 compared to now?

Answer 47

£18 £31.48

Question 48

UK ~ What do ECO 3 do?

Answer 48

Require large energy firms to improve efficiency of homes in disadvantaged or vulnerable areas