Climate Change Impacts and Women’s Livelihood: Vulnerability in Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by Salim Momtaz, Muhammad Asaduzzaman

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 155
• Series: Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Very few studies have been conducted to explore the vulnerability of women in the context of climate change. This book addresses this absence by investigating the structure of women’s livelihoods and coping capacity in a disaster vulnerable coastal area of Bangladesh.

The research findings suggest that the distribution of livelihood capitals of vulnerable women in rural Bangladesh is heavily influenced by several climatic events, such as cyclones, floods and seasonal droughts that periodically affect the region. Women face several challenges in their livelihoods, including vulnerability to their income, household assets, lives and health, food security, education, water sources, sanitation and transportation systems, because of ongoing climate change impacts. The findings have important policy relevance for all involved in disaster and risk management, both within Bangladesh and the developing countries facing climate change impacts.

Based on the research findings, the book also provides recommendations to improving the livelihoods of women in the coastal communities. This book will appeal to academics, researchers and professionals in environmental management, gender and development, and climate change governance looking at the effects of and adaptation to climate change, gender issues and natural disaster management strategies.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of photos
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of acronyms and abbreviations
1 Introduction
1.1 Background to the study
1.2 Rationale for this book
1.3 Layout of the book
References
2 Climate change impacts and women in Bangladesh
2.1 Background information on Bangladesh
2.2 Climate change and Bangladesh
2.3 The status of women in rural Bangladesh
2.4 Climate change impact on women’s livelihoods
References
3 Vulnerability and the Sustainable Livelihood Framework: methodological considerations
3.1 The Sustainable Livelihood Framework
3.2 Understanding and assessing vulnerability
3.3 Selection of the study area
3.4 Research design
3.5 Data collection
3.6 Data analysis
3.7 Conclusion
References
4 An overview of the study area
4.1 Structure of administrative units in Bangladesh
4.2 Outline of the study area
4.3 Shyamnagar upazila at a glance
4.4 The Sundarbans: a part of livelihood of the community in the study area
4.5 The severe impacts of Cyclone Aila
4.6 Observations of the study area by the researchers
4.7 Conclusion
References
5 Livelihood capitals of women against a background of disaster
5.1 Human capital
5.2 Natural capital
5.3 Financial capital
5.4 Social capital
5.5 Physical capital
5.6 Conclusion
References
6 Vulnerability of women’s livelihoods and the coping mechanisms to address climate change impacts
6.1 The progression of women’s vulnerability
6.2 Climate change and women’s vulnerability
6.3 Coping strategies of women against climatic events
6.4 Accessibility of women to major welfare facilities
6.5 Conclusion
References
7 The Livelihood Vulnerability Index: a pragmatic approach to measuring vulnerability
7.1 Components of livelihood capitals
7.2 Vulnerability index of human capital
7.3 Vulnerability index of natural capital
7.4 Vulnerability index of financial capital
7.5 Vulnerability index of social capital
7.6 Vulnerability index of physical capital
7.7 Composite Livelihood Vulnerability Index
7.8 Presentation of the IPCC-LVI
7.9 Conclusion
Reference
8 Conclusion
8.1 Summary of contribution
8.2 Research implications
8.3 Future directions
References
Index