IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) e-ISSN: 2319-2402,p- ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 8, Issue 10 Ver. II (Oct. 2014), PP 50-54 www.iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org 50 | Page Sustainability views of adaptation measures due to climate change in agriculture in two AEZs, Bangladesh Rezaul Karim 1 1 (Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore-7408, Bangladesh) Abstract : Different physiological part of Bangladesh have different socio-economical potential but are at the same time vulnerable to destructive effects of climate change differently in various sectors like agriculture, human settlements, health, ecosystem and security. Autonomous adaptation measures used by local communities against natural hazards in two agro-ecological zones of Bangladesh have been gathered and evaluated using a rated set of eleven criteria which has been derived from principles of sustainable adaptation. As a result of this study several adaptation measures showed high sustainability, some medium but most of them with a low sustainability in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and implementation ability. To enhance local adaptive capacity in terms of its hazard context and to modify adaptation measures it is necessary to give priorities to sectors which are more vulnerable and also potential for national economic activities. Keywords: Impacts of climate change, Climate change adaptation and Sustainable adaptation. I. Introduction Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world due to its hydro-geological and socio-economic factors. Bangladesh, especially its coastal zones, experiences natural hazards like flooding, water logging, tropical cyclone, storm surges, droughts and coastal erosions, nearly every year [1]. By living together with the frequent natural hazards, people and society system of Bangladesh have high level of knowledge and experience to coping effects locally in some degree and extent. But frequent and severe conducting natural hazards make people more vulnerable to do something in the great extent of disaster due to climate change. All over Bangladesh, different adaptation practices including technological measures, behavioural approach, managerial advances and policy are carried out. Technological measures are constructed embankment, bridge, sluice gate to control flood and river erosion; cyclone centre, coastal embankment for cyclone and storm surges; and irrigation method for drought. There are some managerial advances which are proved very effective for facing climate change impacts. In the coastal zone, most of them are adopted as community based adaptation from this region. These adaptation measures include: floating gardens for cropping and vegetables, community based rich-fish farm in the low lands; cultivation of saline resistant varieties of rice and other crops to improve productivity and nutritional security [2]. Adaptation must fulfil the criteria to gain sustainable development and also must be evaluated based on mainly effectiveness in risk reducing, economic feasibility and social acceptance [3]. The aim of this research was to analyze the sustainability views of adaptation measures to the potential impacts due to climate change in the two natural hazards prone zone of Bangladesh. Specific objectives were to find out adaptation measures in affected socio-economic sectors in the study area, to develop the principles of sustainable adaptation in context of climate change and criteria for evaluation of measures and finally, to analyze the adaptation measures in the study area in the socio-economic sectors. II. Material and Methods Study area There were selected two Agro-ecological Zones (AEZ – 7 and AEZ-11) for the study which are vulnerable to climate change (Figure 1). Geographically and geo-morphologically, these regions are the prone areas of natural disasters. These regions are characterized by crisscrossed networks of rivers and discharging huge sediments by rivers. The potential impacts of natural hazards are being enhanced by the geo-physical conditions including northwardly islands in between the channels and rivers; a very shallow area all along the coast, particularly in the central region, and also a submarine canyon in the western region [4,5]. Due to climate change, this zone is becoming more vulnerable than other part of the country.