Adaptation strategies to floods: A gender-based analysis of the farming-dependent char community in the Padma floodplain, Bangladesh

Naz, Farha; Doneys, Philippe; Saqib, Shahab E.

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.12.016

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“…Other needs such as access to education or health care are grossly unrecognized in this culture of poverty. One participant (20) faced back pain for a long time; she cannot stand up for undertaking nominal household chores. Ten years ago, she visited a doctor when a health campaign was organized by the Red Crescent Society.…”

Section: Socioeconomic Effects Of Droughtmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In their study of how climate change impacts women in Bangladesh, primarily through flooding events, Ferdous and Mallick [18] show how women are highly vulnerable through discrimination resulting from limited access to education, the dowry system and domestic violence. In addition, Naz et al [20] identify the need for improved land access and literacy for women to enable them to adapt to climate-related flooding. Similar responses for reducing the vulnerabilities of women from flood hazards are identified by Islam [21].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

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Benson

Hossain

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Climate change effects cause major socioeconomic challenges for marginalized groups, particularly women, in Bangladesh. Specifically, drought increases resource scarcity, causing social problems that impact women, which can be described as the gendered sociocultural construction of vulnerabilities. Given this constructed dimension of gender-based vulnerability, this paper explores the effects of drought on marginalized women in one local case study, namely Badlagaree village in Gaibandha district, Bangladesh. To examine this linkage, we collected qualitative primary data using ethnographic research methods, primarily focus group discussions. Findings show that gender-based vulnerability is increasing due to growing drought effects, including agricultural production loss. Marginalized women, because of their gender identity, encounter these drought effects through unemployment, food insecurity, illiteracy, early marriage, dowry costs and violence. While further national-scale research is required, this paper argues that in order to overcome such gender-based vulnerability, current development policies, social programs, and adaptation strategies should better recognize such social dynamics. Further, a gender-specific understanding requires incorporation into adaptation policies through greater collaborative governance as an important prerequisite for sustainability.

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Section: Socioeconomic Effects Of Droughtmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

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Benson

Hossain

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“…Diskusi kelompok terarah dan CLSA digunakan oleh Paulangan et al (2018) dalam mengidentifikasi matapencaharian alternatif yang berkelanjutan. Diskusi kelompok terarah juga digunakan oleh Rakib et al (2017) dan Naz et al (2018) untuk menganalisis peran gender dalam beradaptasi menghadapi banjir. Analisis mengenai peran gender dan keberlanjutan matapencaharian masyarakat pesisir sebagai bentuk adaptasi terhadap banjir rob perlu dilakukan mengingat kondisi pesisir yang semakin tidak menentu.…”

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Kerawanan Banjir Rob dan Peran Gender Dalam Adaptasi di Kecamatan Pekalongan Utara

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Pesisir Kota Pekalongan merupakan salah satu wilayah rawan banjir rob, yang mana sudah terjadi lebih dari 10 tahun. Kondisi ini memberikan dampak sosial yang dirasakan oleh masyarakat seperti terjadinya pergeseran peran gender dalam melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi area rawan banjir rob serta mengkaji pembagian peran gender pada masyarakat sebagai bentuk adaptasi. Metode yang digunakan yaitu mix method dengan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Penelitian diawali dengan pembuatan peta kelas kerawanan banjir dengan menggunakan nilai elevasi muka air tertinggi (HHWL) dan DEM. Selanjutnya dilakukan analisis deskriptif dari situasi sosial yang dikaji yang kemudian dilakukan triangulasi data. Pengumpulan data menggunakan studi pustaka, wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil yang didapat yakni dapat ditentukan kerawanan banjir di masing-masing kelurahan dengan kelas banjir rendah, sedang dan tinggi. Pembagian peran reproduktif masih dibebankan oleh perempuan dan peran pengelolaan masyarakat masih didominasi oleh laki-laki. Terdapat diskriminasi perempuan di area banjir tinggi Kelurahan Panjang Wetan, terlihat pada terjadinya beban ganda pada perempuan dengan suami atau laki-laki yang bekerja sebagai nelayan kapal besar atau di luar kota, sebab harus menjalankan peran produktif dan reproduktif secara bersamaan.

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“…Multiple adaptation strategies and practices have been adopted and promoted to address the impacts of climate change (Naz et al 2018). However, one adaptation strategy may not be applicable to all affected sites.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Saqib et al 2016). These strategies and practices may vary from region to region, area to area and farmer to farmer based on the specific exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacities including the farmers' expertise, technical and financial capacity (Naz et al 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socio-economic determinants for adoption of riverbed farming in Deukhuri valley of Western Nepal

Maharjan¹

2020

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Riverbed farming (RbF) has emerged as an alternative form of agriculture. This farming supports the poor and marginalized farmers to adapt to climate change, especially in the degraded lands because of floods and flood-induced riverbank erosions every year. The government and non-government organizations (GOs/NGOs) have supported and built capacities of farmers to adopt this as an effective adaptation strategy in the region. This study aims to analyze the determinants of riverbed farming at the household level mainly in Deukhuri valley of Western Terai, Nepal. A total of 150 households were selected randomly for the study in Sisahaniya rural municipality for the household survey. The determinants of the adoption of riverbed farming have been analyzed utilizing independent variables such as age, gender, education, occupation, ethnicity, family size, and others. Education and occupation are positively significant for the adoption of riverbed farming whereas the family size is negatively significant. Agriculture is the main occupation in the area and education helped them to understand the concept and procedure of RbF as alternative farming in the degraded lands. However, not all the family members have actively contributed to the RbF. This is an interesting study that could be expanded with the support of GOs/NGOs.

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Adaptation strategies to floods: A gender-based analysis of the farming-dependent char community in the Padma floodplain, Bangladesh

Cited by 22 publications

References 20 publications

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Gendered Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation: A Quest for Social Sustainability in Badlagaree Village, Bangladesh

Kerawanan Banjir Rob dan Peran Gender Dalam Adaptasi di Kecamatan Pekalongan Utara

Socio-economic determinants for adoption of riverbed farming in Deukhuri valley of Western Nepal

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