Comparison of Urban and Rural Adaptation and Mitigation in North-Western Region of Bangladesh

Different climate elements make the differences between the rural and urban climatic condition that is why, there exist different adaptation and mitigation policies between the two groups. Therefore, an optimum mitigation policy is crucial to reduce the impact of climate change and a favorable adaptation strategy is needed for minimizing the adverse effects of climate change which makes the economy stable. In response, this article tries to compare between urban and rural climate change adaptation behaviors by applying simple Pearson Chi-square (χ2) test based on primary data series from field survey of the north-western region of Bangladesh. Despite, insignificant result for some behaviors, the findings portrays significant differences between the urban and rural residents in terms of climate change adaptation and mitigation behaviors. The observations of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) display significant correlation between the adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change for the residents from both areas. The findings of the study suggested improved technology and awareness, environmental based technologies and action research are recommended to combat against the adverse effects of climate change by minimizing the differences between the two groups for adaptation and mitigation strategies.