Countries At Different Economic Developments Responding To Climate Change Flashcards
Which LIDC?
Bangladesh
Which natural landform is Bangladesh located near?
Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh ~
Which area supports the highest rural population density?
Ganges-Brahmaptura Delta
Bangladesh ~
What is the average elevation above sea level?
4-5m
What percentage of the country is only 1m above sea level? How many people is this?
10%
20 million
Bangladesh ~
What percentage of the country floods every year?
70%
Bangladesh ~
In the past 25 years 60% of what kind of deaths have occurred here?
Tropical cyclones
Bangladesh ~
What kind of diseases are spreading?
Water-borne
Bangladesh ~
Which natural feature offers protection against storm surges?
Coastal mangrove forests
Bangladesh ~
By 2100 how many ha of agricultural land could be too highly salinised for cultivation?
600,000
Bangladesh ~
How many people are in poverty?
60 million
Bangladesh ~
The country has ranked top 10 for what in every year between 2010 to 2020?
Most vulnerable
Bangladesh ~
What was their 2020 HDI rank?
135/189
Bangladesh ~
What is their primary reaction to climate change?
Adaptation
Bangladesh ~
What is their average GHG per capita release compared to the world average?
1.23 tonnes
6.6 tonnes
Bangladesh ~
What was their target to reduce their emissions by by 2020?
5%
Bangladesh ~
What was the name of their 2009 government strategy?
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
Bangladesh ~
What six things were a part of their 2009 gov strategy?
Food security
Disaster management
Infrastructures
Research and knowledge management
Mitigation and low carbon development
Capacity building and institutional strengthening
Bangladesh ~
How much was spent on their flood embankment project?
$2 billion
Bangladesh ~
What are local communities to conserve?
Mangroves
Bangladesh ~
How many cyclone and flood shelters have been built?
3800
Bangladesh ~
Which systems have been upgraded?
Warnings for storm surges
New cropping systems (waterlogged or saline soils)
Bangladesh ~
What are fish farmers aided with?
Pond fisheries
River-based cage aquaculture
Bangladesh ~
What kind of major projects is investment going into?
Engineering
Bangladesh ~
What has increased areal coverage?
Cyclone Preparedness Programme
Which AC?
The UK
UK ~
What was their HDI rank in 2020?
16th
UK ~
What is their GNI PPP?
$39,500
Bangladesh ~
What is their GNI PPP?
$4000
UK ~
What is the percentage chance of extremely high sea level by 2100?
10%
UK ~
How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 20 years?
700
UK ~
How many properties are expected to be lost to coastal flooding over the next 50 years, with and without protection?
2000
28,000
UK ~
How many homes are in high risk flood areas?
240,000
UK ~
What will maintenance costs rise by due to flood property damage?
20-50%
UK ~
What was the cost of river flooding between 2015 to 2016?
£1.3 to £1.9 billion
UK ~
What phenomenon is when there is a loss of water habitats?
Coastal squeeze
UK ~
What is annual heat mortality rising by in the 2020s and what is it expected to rise by in the 2080s?
60%
500%
UK ~
What sort of diseases are expected to spread due to stagnant water?
mosquito-borne
UK ~
What opportunities come from climate change? (2)
Extended growing season
More solar energy
UK ~
How many new jobs are expected to come from the green economy by 2030?
700,000
UK ~
What is the green infrastructure they’re introducing to keep people cool?
London iTree eco assessment
8 million trees
£133 million benefits a year
UK ~
How much do they want to reduce river temperatures by, by planting trees?
5.5 degrees C
UK ~
What built environment adaptation strategy are they implementing?
Sustainable drains
Reduce downstream flooding
UK ~
What are the three mitigation strategies?
Carbon pricing
Low carbon energy support
Energy efficiency
UK ~
When do they want to end the se of coal-fired power?
From 2024-2025 onwards
UK ~
Who provides houses with small-scale low carbon generators?
Smart Export Guarantee
Payments go to National Grid
UK ~
How much was a ton of carbon in 2021 compared to now?
£18
£31.48
UK ~
What do ECO 3 do?
Require large energy firms to improve efficiency of homes in disadvantaged or vulnerable areas
