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Vulnerability-based approach includes both climatic and non-climatic factors under the domain of sensitivity, exposure and adaptive capacity. Assessment of vulnerability at spatial level is an utmost necessity in climate change-related impact studies as it helps the government authority to prepare sector-wise plans and to make aware local people about the situation so that they may adapt well with the changing condition of climate and associated risks. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to estimate the level of vulnerability of the forest villages located in different forest divisions of the Bengal Duars region.
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Sam, K., Chakma, N. (2021). Assessment of Vulnerability. In: Climate Change in the Forest of Bengal Duars. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73866-2_5
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