Climate Change, Debate and Dimensions of Coping Strategies

Haq, Shah Md. Atiqul; Ahmed, Khandaker Jafor; Islam, Mohammad Nazrul; Hussain, A. H. M. Belayeth; Islam, Mozharul

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_16-1

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“…Bangladesh is one of the world’s countries most vulnerable to climate change and EWEs and experiences various environmental and climate-change-related problems, including flooding, land degradation, soil erosion, and deforestation ( Habiba et al, 2012 ; Haq, 2018 ; Haq et al, 2021 ). Floods, especially flash floods, are most common in the Haor region in the Northeast ( Anik and Khan, 2012 ), while in Chattogram, cyclones have caused significant damage to property and infrastructure ( Islam et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…People spontaneously respond to critical circumstances and livelihood crises through various coping strategies ( Burton, 2006 ; Detraz and Betsill, 2009 ; Sultana and Rayhan, 2012 ). Coping strategies depend on the type, severity, and nature of the EWEs ( Haq, 2019 ; Bhowmik et al, 2021 ) and occur at the local level ( Sultana and Rayhan, 2012 ; Haq et al, 2021 ). Vulnerable people consider short-term coping strategies, such as borrowing money or food, selling valuables, and hard work ( Regassa and Stoecker, 2011 ; Tumaini and Msuya, 2017 ), and long-term ones, such as seasonal migration, changing their occupation, saving for emergencies, and changing their agricultural practices ( Akhter et al, 2013 ; Ahmed and Haq, 2019 ; Bhowmik et al, 2021 ).…”

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Extreme Weather Events and Spiraling Debt: A Double Whammy for Bangladeshis Affected by Climate Change

Haq

2022

Front. Psychol.

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This study explores how people living in different areas of Bangladesh prone to extreme weather events (EWEs) in the form of floods, cyclones, or droughts perceive climate change, the impacts they suffer in the face of EWEs, and how they cope with their consequences. Qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews with 73 respondents from three different areas of Bangladesh and subsequently analyzed. The results show that there are similarities and differences between respondents from regions with different vulnerabilities in terms of their views and perceptions about what climate change is its causes, the consequences of EWEs, and the strategies they adopt to cope with their effects. Respondents understood climate change based on their own local experiences of climate change and EWEs. A main finding is that people in all three areas are driven to borrow money in the face of these events as a survival strategy and to be able to continue to support their families. As the climate is set to change rapidly and EWEs to occur more frequently and regularly, it will become routine for those most vulnerable to them to have to cope and live with their impacts. Increased reliance on borrowing risks leading to a debt spiral for already vulnerable people. They are thus subject to a “double whammy”: on the one hand the direct effects of climate change and EWEs on their lives and livelihoods and on the other getting caught in a debt spiral sparked by times of crisis.

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