Gender and Climate Change in Bangladesh

Ahmad, Nilufar

Gender and Climate Change in Bangladesh

2012

Ahmad, Nilufar

This study on Bangladesh was undertaken to analyze the gender dimensions of climate change and the role of institutions in reducing gender gaps. The study was carried out in 20 sites covering 600 households, from March 2010 to May 2011, using both qualitative and quantitative instruments. This note is organized into five sections. The next section gives an overview of climate change and the gender and institutional context in Bangladesh. The third section presents the key study findings and is divided into three subsections: site- and household-specific vulnerabilities; analysis of gender dimensions of climate change using the household data and four propositions; and description of institutional challenges and gaps in supporting the resilience of women and men. Section four provides examples of adaptation programs in Bangladesh, and section five provides recommendations for enhancing gender-responsive adaptive capacity in Bangladesh.

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abuse access to information access to markets adaptation agriculture capacity building civil society organizations climate climate change crops developing countries development development plans disaster preparedness disaster risk management disasters diseases divorce domestic violence drainage economics elderly equal rights equipment extension family planning farmers gender gender equality gender equity gender mainstreaming government departments health care health services household income human capital illiteracy infant informal organizations informal sector labour organization legal rights livelihoods livestock local communities migrants migration millennium development goals natural disasters natural resources nongovernmental organizations participation of women population density public health quality of life radio rural areas rural development rural poverty sanitation sea level secondary education sex social development social norms social welfare sustainable development undp united nations united nations development programme urban areas urban poverty vulnerability water resources water supply wood workforce

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Scarce resources; Laborers; Levels of education; Gender gap; National level; Policy level; Opportunities for women; Shelter; National council for women; Control over resources; Life expectancy; Gender dimension; Polygamy; Elderly women; Household level; Global climate change; Child mortality; National adaptation; Access to services; Service providers; Progress; Institutional support; Millennium development goal; Adaptation support; Poor maternal health; Gender issues; Gender inequality; Indigenous women; Institutional frameworks; Illness; Vulnerable populations; Sanitation facilities; Local women; Urban women; Adaptation capacity; Gender dimensions; Labor force; Economic productivity; Social vulnerability; Economic opportunities for women; Poor families; Ministry of health; Number of women; Victims; Women leaders; Wdr; Gender differences; Poor women; National disaster management; Young women; Husbands; Rural women; Women in development; Family responsibility; Gender gaps; Household assets; Local population; Young girls; Young age; Inheritance; Access to resources; Educated women; Migration issues; Safe drinking water; Health care services; Training opportunities; Technical assistance; Gender specialist; Gender inequalities; Policy dialogue; Vulnerability of women; Social transformation; Large cities; Gender action; Gender & Accountability mechanisms; Knowledge on gender; Use of resources; Short supply; Disaster risk; Human development; Single women; Individual women; Rural residents; Focus group discussions; Marriage for girls; Public service; Urban centers; Environmental change; Adaptive strategy; Wage gap; Household size; Both sexes; Local development; Wid; Enhancing women; Domestic abuse; Social factors; Older women; Social policy; Ngos; Local governments; United states agency for international development; Disaster management; National policy; Human security; Participation in decision; Equal access; Ministry of education; Employment opportunities; Natural resource; Policy framework; Incomes; Number of deaths; Spouses; Gender parity; Women migrants; Adaptation program; Lack of sanitation; Citizen; Socioeconomic factors; Safety nets; Ministry of women; Capacity of women; Gender studies; National government; Gender awareness; Early marriage; Traditional gender roles; Health facilities; Usaid; Technical capacity; National council; Skill development; Water collection; Adaptive capacity; Gender mainstreaming efforts; Extension services; Adult women; Urban slums; Economic opportunities; Gender focal point; Lack of information; Rural households

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2012

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