Climate-smart house: Housing that is cyclone resistant and food, energy and water efficient in Bangladesh

Since cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient housing project in 2013, building a prototype climate-smart house that is resil...

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Main Author: WorldFish
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51375
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Summary:Since cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient housing project in 2013, building a prototype climate-smart house that is resilient to cyclones and is also water, food, energy and space efficient.