Gender and climate hazards in Bangladesh

Cannon, Terry

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“…Climate change and extreme events will have negative and positive consequences in the agricultural sector in developed countries; however, in developing countries the consequences will be mostly negative. Additionally, the poor will be the most disadvantaged and marginalised and thus may be displaced (IPCC, 2014;Cannon, 2002). In the United States of America the impact of changes in climate variability are predicted to benefit crop productivity, although there will be strong regional differences (Reilly et al, 2003).…”

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Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: A case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

Alam

2015

Agricultural Water Management

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Water scarcity and droughts pose serious threats to the livelihood of farming communities and the economy in many parts of the world. Using a survey of 546 farming households and employing multinomial logit regression, this study investigates rice farmers' adaptation to water scarcity in a semi-arid climate in Bangladesh. It identified factors determining farmers' adaptation responses to addressing water scarcity. The analysis shows that farmers with more experience of farming, better schooling, more secure tenure rights, better access to electricity and institutional facilities, and an awareness of climatic effects are more likely to adopt alternative adaptation strategies. Farmers' alternative adaptation choices are examined in comparison to the traditional approach of groundwater irrigation. This study raises issues of sustainability of agricultural adaptation practices in the context of an increasing dependence on groundwater irrigation. The results provide an insight to sustainable irrigation practices and an understanding of the characteristics of farms and farming households to frame better strategies to cope with water-stressed regimes in drought-prone environments.

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Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: A case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

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2015

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“…The multiple levels of discrimination that women can face-in education, healthcare, employment, and control of property-are key underlying drivers that inevitably make women more vulnerable in and after crises (Cannon 2002). Women and girls often suffer more pronounced socioeconomic losses associated with disasters and are more likely to experience increased poverty rates, higher rates of sexual violence, and a lack of adequate housing in the aftermath of a disaster (Henrici et al 2010).…”

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Reflections on a Science and Technology Agenda for 21st Century Disaster Risk Reduction

Aitsi-Selmi

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Wannous³

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Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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“…Howell (2001) and Schmuck (2002) found that in Bangladesh the landless migrants inhabiting the offshore chars are particularly vulnerable to floods and cyclones due to their highly exposed location, extreme poverty and social margialisation. There are also gender differences: o ften women are particularly vulnerable to natural hazards because of their traditional roles and responsibilities in the household and because of cultural factors (Cannon, 2002;Howell, 2001;Miller and Lindskog, in progress;Schmuck, 2003).…”

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Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh by Building Civil Society Alliances

Thomalla

Cannon

Huq

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Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005

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Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest countrie s and is prone to a multitude of climate-related impacts such as floods, droughts, tropical cyclones and storm surges. The vulnerability of people living in the coastal zone has been demonstrated in numerous studies and is emphasised in the recent Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001). The subsiding coastal zone in Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable as it is affected by more than twice the mean predicted global rate of sea-level rise. The consequences are saltwater intrusion into surface and groundwater systems, drainage congestion and water logging, and changes in morphodynamic processes resulting in increased riverbank erosion. In addition, sea-level rise has the potential to make cyclones and coastal inundation even more damaging than they are today.The cyclones of 1991, 1994 and 1998 have created great awareness of the need and opportunities to prepare for cyclones and to reduce vulnerability. The prospect of climate change and sea-level rise increases the need to prepare for cyclones, whilst the development of an international climate adaptation regime increases the opportunities to do so. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB), together with development funding partners such as the World Bank, UNDP and others, has embarked on preparing its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) as well as its National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). Both the PRSP and the NAPA are likely to become key national planning documents, which will inform and guide investments in the coming years.Civil society organisations have made major contributions to poverty alleviation and disaster reduction in Bangladesh. However, despite the wealth of information available and the initiatives being taken by both the GoB and civil society organisations, effective adaptation, aimed at protecting vulnerable households and livelihoods in exposed coastal communities, is constrained by the limited exchange of information between and within the GoB and civil society organisations. There i s clearly a disconnect between, on the one hand, the widely declared need to start planning for adaptation at local, regional and national levels and, on the other hand, the knowledge base available at these levels to support such planning. Underlying this disconnect are a) a lack of information at the local level about the potential risks of climate change and about national and international approaches and policies to reduce these risks; and b) a lack of information at the national and international level about local vulnerabilities, adaptation needs and development opportunities. Focusing on Bangladesh's coastal zone, a project is being developed that aims to support and advance adaptation to climate change and its mainstreaming into development activities by:· Enabling non-governmental organisations from the grassroots to the national level to work together in producing and sharing knowledge, insights and know-how; · Producing and disseminating co...

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Gender and climate hazards in Bangladesh

Cited by 202 publications

References 2 publications

Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: A case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: A case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

Reflections on a Science and Technology Agenda for 21st Century Disaster Risk Reduction

Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh by Building Civil Society Alliances

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