Women-headed households, migration and adaptation to climate change in the Mahanadi Delta, India1

Hazra, Sugata; Patel, Amrita; Das, Shouvik; Hans, Asha; Ghosh, Amit; Giri, Jasmine

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“…Women-headed households are especially at risk from climate change owing to their limited access to natural, social and economic capital to cope with climate risk (Hazra et al, 2021). Out of India's 23 million rural households headed by women, 10.11% lie below the poverty line earning less than ₹5,000/month, and only 0.89% earn more than ₹10,000/month compared to 8.25% of all rural households that earn more than ₹10,000/month (Govt.…”

Section: Climate Change Gender and The Development Context In Indiamentioning

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“…This potentially overlooks the differential experiences of women and men. For example, Govindan et al (2021) discuss how physical elevation shapes gendered vulnerabilities in Himalayan settlements; Hazra et al (2021) discuss the specific vulnerabilities of women-headed households in migrant and non-migrant households; Ravera et al (2016b) show how household structure, knowledge, social ties, and intra-household labour allocation in Bihar and Uttarakhand intersect with gender to shape vulnerability and adaptation. Crucially, the vulnerability of men is also relevant.…”

Section: Uneven Treatment Of Gendered Vulnerability In Indian Climate...mentioning

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How does climate change adaptation policy in India consider gender? An analysis of 28 state action plans

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Gender mediates climate vulnerability and adaptation action. Consequently, climate change adaptation policy has seen a push towards 'mainstreaming' gender and prioritising 'genderresponsive' climate action. However, it is unclear to what extent this mainstreaming advances or obscures gender considerations and whether current climate policies reflect developments in the gender and climate change literature. This paper explores how gender is operationalised in adaptation policy in India through a policy review of 28 State Action Plans on Climate Change. We juxtapose normative goals around reducing differential vulnerability with policy approaches to mainstreaming gender to propose entry points that link advances in gender and feminist studies with climate change adaptation policy. Our analysis indicates that most subnational climate policies in India explicitly mention gender as a mediator of vulnerability and adaptive capacity but operationalise it inadequately and unevenly. We also reflect on how the heuristics of mainstreaming get operationalised in policies (gender-blind, gender-sensitive, to gender-transformative approaches) and what that means for addressing gendered vulnerability.

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How does climate change adaptation policy in India consider gender? An analysis of 28 state action plans

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Feminization of hunger in climate change: linking rural women’s health and wellbeing in India

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How Do Left-Behind Families Adapt to the Salinity-Induced Male Out-Migration Context? A Case Study of Shyamnagar Sub-District in Coastal Bangladesh

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The knowledge regarding male out-migration due to climate change and large-scale, rapid-onset disasters and their impacts on the left-behind families is well known. However, research on the adaptation strategies for the families left behind due to disaster-induced male-out seasonal migration is rarely carried out. Thus, this study attempts to explore the coping and adaptation strategies adopted by the left-behind families in the salinity-induced male out-migration context. Analyzing the factors affecting the adaptation behaviors is also a major objective of this study. The study was carried out in Shyamnagar sub-district of coastal Bangladesh, where male-out seasonal migration for both rapid and slow-onset disasters is evidenced. The data regarding the adaptation measures were explored through different participatory rural appraisal techniques. Primary data were collected from 213 women from the left-behind families through a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics as well as multiple linear regression for analyzing the factors affecting adaptation behaviors were applied. The results revealed that the left-behind families, especially the women and children, adopted a total of 35 coping and adaptation strategies in five different aspects, such as economic adaptation, social adaptation measures, environmental measures, educational measures, and health-related measures. Migrant husbands’ age and their education, the household’s alternative income sources’ availability, receiving loans, disaster history, and migration history variables contributed most significantly to the adaptation behavior. This study provides a new perspective on seasonal male out-migration and the adaptation strategies of the left-behind families, which could be helpful for disaster-induced human migration management and enhancing the resilience of vulnerable communities.

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Women-headed households, migration and adaptation to climate change in the Mahanadi Delta, India1

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How does climate change adaptation policy in India consider gender? An analysis of 28 state action plans

How does climate change adaptation policy in India consider gender? An analysis of 28 state action plans

Feminization of hunger in climate change: linking rural women’s health and wellbeing in India

How Do Left-Behind Families Adapt to the Salinity-Induced Male Out-Migration Context? A Case Study of Shyamnagar Sub-District in Coastal Bangladesh

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