Climate Resilience Through Adaptation Among Bangladeshi Farming Communities

ABSTRACT Agricultural communities around the world, including those in Bangladesh, are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate‐induced damage that jeopardizes their livelihoods and food security. While burgeoning research on adaptation exists, there is a lack of an in‐depth account of the specific strategies that farming communities in Bangladesh adopt to become more resilient to climate change impacts. Hence, the present study seeks to answer the following questions: (i) what are the predominant climate change adaptation strategies adopted by Bangladeshi farming communities, and how do these strategies vary across different agroecological zones? and (ii) what are the primary institutional, economic, and environmental barriers to the effective implementation of these adaptation strategies? Employing the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses) technique, this study conducted a theory‐driven literature review (published between 2000 and 2024) using three prominent journal databases: Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The primary strategies being used by farmers to boost agricultural resilience are crop diversification, water management approaches, adoption of new technology, the transition to more resilient varieties, and community‐based adaptation. However, the effectiveness of these strategies depends heavily on community efforts at the local level, as well as the type of crop grown, the local climate, and the availability of resources. Our synthesis also reveals that resource‐poor farmers need support from the government and other external sources to successfully upscale these intervention strategies to enhance resilience against climate change impacts.