Piloting the FAO Gender and Rural Advisory Services Assessment Tool in Bangladesh Component: Enabling Environment

Rahman, M. Wakilur; Tanny, Nishith Zahan; Islam, Mohammad Jahidul

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“…The National Forest Policy (1994) states that women will be encouraged to take an interest in residence and farm gardening, and participatory afforestation programs; nevertheless, it does not give explicit instructions to accomplish the expressed objective or put forth other gender explicit objectives (e.g., decision-making related to forests and forest resources) [78]. In approaches connected with gender and conceptive wellbeing, the effect of environmental change is not considered aside from the National Women Development Policy 2011 [6,24,78].…”

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“…Women, adolescent girls, and female children are the most abandoned during natural catastrophes [2,3] representing more than 75% of displaced people [4]. Even during hurricane Katrina that affected USA, the most affected people were typically females, in particular those with Afro-American ethnicity [5,6]. Because of shortage of health care privileges in times of disaster, women are vulnerable to reproductive and sexual health problems, in addition to prevalent sexual and domestic abuse [7].…”

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Exploring Gender and Climate Change Nexus, and Empowering Women in the South Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh for Adaptation and Mitigation

Ashrafuzzaman

Gomes

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Climate

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This study has been conducted to identify vulnerabilities and effects of climate change on women in 12 unions in Shyamnagar upazila in the Satkhira district in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh (SWCRB). Climate vulnerability and gender inequality may increase due to climate change. Women may, thus, face specific conditions of vulnerability in society and daily livelihood. This paper focuses on investigating factors that influence women’s vulnerability from climate change, their adaptations, and the importance of women empowerment to reduce their inequality in SWCRB. This study also emphasizes gender inequality caused by climate change, and looks at accommodations for women to reduce hostile influences of climate change. From the 9 unions in SWCRB, a total of 320 household respondents were randomly selected to complete a questionnaire. The results of the statistical analysis showed that most of the survey’s perimeter has significant. Interviews, case studies, focus group discussions, workshops, and key informant interviews were also conducted from 12 unions, and it was found that climate change impacts men and women differently, with women being more vulnerable than men. Through case study this paper investigated the main factors influencing the vulnerability of women. In terms of empowerment women may also be well positioned to lead adaptation efforts alongside men, as this analysis represent that gender inequalities are leading by social norms. Women being more vulnerable both in short-term i.e., major natural disasters, cyclones, flood, and long-term i.e., sea level rise, salinity intrusion in water and soil, land erosion, droughts, climatic events, as they enhance gender inequalities. Further, gender inequality is seen in illiteracy, food shortages and poor health conditions, traditional norms, religious taboos, and patriarchy. Moreover, gender-based economic opportunities, women’s mobility, and income are changing, while household authority relations and gender-based socio-economic, cultural, and institutional constraints remain. This study examines the increased vulnerability of women in SWCRB to climate change, which can be mitigated through women empowerment; female involvement with environmentally friendly stoves, rural electrification and renewable energy development, microfinancing, and nakshikantha. (Nakshikantha is a special type of sewing art that is made by creating designs with different types of colored threads on plain stitches). Lastly, women may also lead adaptation efforts alongside men, make decisions, and promote their participation.

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