Climate stress Adaptation Options Effectiveness External effects Availability Accessibility Affordability Profitability/Socio-conomic gain Total mark Rank Flood Floating bed agriculture 4 4 2 3 4 2 19 8 Flood warning system development 4 4 2 3 3 5 21 7 Drought Drought resistant rice variety 3 4 3 3 3 5 21 7 Storm/hailstorm Short duration rice variety 4 5 3 4 3 5 24 4 Early crop harvesting 3 4 4 5 4 2 22 6 Shifting planting time 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 4 Salinity intrusion Saline resistant rice variety 4 3 4 4 3 5 23 5 Rice-prawn farming in saline prone areas 5 4 5 4 3 5 26 2 Rainwater harvesting 5 5 4 5 4 5 28 1 Desalinization 5 4 4 5 2 5 25 3 Climate variability Use more fertilizer 4 2 4 4 3 4 21 7 Use more pesticides/Insecticides 4 3 4 4 4 4 23 5 Note: 0-no significance; 1-least significance; 2-low significance; 3-moderate significance; 4-high significance; 5-strong significance.

Table 3: Prioritization of adaptation options.