Effects of riverbank erosion on livelihood
Effects of riverbank erosion on livelihood
Riverbank erosion is one of the most unpredictable and critical type of disasters that takes into account the quantity of rainfall, soil structure, river morphology, topography of river and adjacent areas, and floods. Such calamity took tolls less in lives but more in livelihood as agricultural land and homesteads along with other livelihood options that are evacuated. The study was conducted in the most vulnerable regions of Bangladesh due to riverbank erosion. The study tried to find out the effects of riverbank erosion on livelihood and its associated displacement.