Determining synergies and trade-offs between adaptation, mitigation and development in coastal socio-ecological systems in Bangladesh
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Roy, R, Monju, MH, Tan, ML et al. (2023). Determining synergies and trade-offs between adaptation, mitigation and development in coastal socio-ecological systems in Bangladesh
. 48 10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100936
Roy, R, Monju, MH, Tan, ML et al. (2023). Determining synergies and trade-offs between adaptation, mitigation and development in coastal socio-ecological systems in Bangladesh
. 48 10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100936
Mapping synergies and trade-offs is crucial for managing climate change impacts on coastal socio-ecological systems (SESs) through integrated response. This study employed the DPSIR (drivers, pressures, states, impacts, and responses) framework, focus group discussions, and participatory workshops to determine synergies, and trade-offs and develop measures to maximize synergies and minimize trade-offs between adaptation, mitigation and development in five coastal SESs in Bangladesh. The findings indicated that climate-smart farming was a major intervention that facilitated synergies between agricultural production and climate adaptation and mitigation. The major trade-off identified was that between agricultural production and the overexploitation of marine and coastal resources. The findings also revealed that overall, synergies were more prevalent than trade-offs in the coastal SESs. Three broad measures (namely, government's financial, institutional and regulatory support) were devised for maximizing synergies and minimizing trade-offs depending mainly on the pace and magnitude of adopting climate-resilient and/or -smart approaches needed to attain multiple societal objectives simultaneously. Critical policy implications include developing innovative financial mechanisms, strengthening natural resources stewardship, investing in sustainable intensification of polder agriculture, and improving coastal institutional scaffolds for building climate-resilient coastal zones.
