ABSTRACT
The Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh has recently faced two consecutive cyclones that caused enormous impacts on the natural, social and governance systems of the world’s largest mangrove forest. In this study, the I-ADApT framework was employed to assess the changes caused by Cyclone Aila on the systems of Sundarbans. How the natural, social and governance systems of Sundarbans responded to the challenges of the cyclone are identified. An appraisal of these responses is provided to help decision makers improve existing responses and allocate scarce resources to build resilient ecosystems and communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Thus, this study offers a knowledge-based solution to multiple threats, stressors and drivers induced by environmental changes in mangrove ecosystems that can be replicated in similar global settings.
