Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh : An Inquiry Using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches (English)

How do refugee camps impact the natural environment? This paper examines the case study of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, a district that hosts nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in refugee camps. Using spatially explicit data on land-use / land cover and proximity to a camp boundary, the paper quantifies land-use changes across the district over time. To evaluate the extent to which the camps triggered additional forest loss, the analysis calculates total...

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Dampha,Nfamara K;

Salemi,Colette;

Polasky,Stephen;
Document Date
2022/02/28
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9948
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2022/02/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh : An Inquiry Using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches

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Dampha,Nfamara K; Salemi,Colette; Polasky,Stephen.

Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh : An Inquiry Using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9948 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989741646064634353

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