Rethinking Gender in Climate Change: A mixed-method study in two small Char lands in Northern Bangladesh
(2021) SIMV29 20211Department of Political Science
Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
- Abstract
- Research Problem and Objectives: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Over the last years, scholars have discussed that climate change has disproportionate impacts on people as the result of their social, political and economic conditions. Such an argument has led to the inclusion of gender in the climate change debate. However, gender in the climate change debate has portrayed women from the Global-South as a vulnerable group. Such analysis disregards and undermines gender and power relationships in specific contexts. In this light, I offer a context-specific evidence of gender in climate change from two small Char lands (low-lying temporary islands) from Northern Bangladesh.
Methods: A... (More) - Research Problem and Objectives: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Over the last years, scholars have discussed that climate change has disproportionate impacts on people as the result of their social, political and economic conditions. Such an argument has led to the inclusion of gender in the climate change debate. However, gender in the climate change debate has portrayed women from the Global-South as a vulnerable group. Such analysis disregards and undermines gender and power relationships in specific contexts. In this light, I offer a context-specific evidence of gender in climate change from two small Char lands (low-lying temporary islands) from Northern Bangladesh.
Methods: A mixed-method study was applied in this study to investigate the impact of climate change on women and their responses. In total, 218 household surveys were conducted with women and men. This was followed by 7 in-depth interviews and 4 Focus Group Discussions with women and 2 Focus Group Discussions with men to provide detailed understandings of the quantitative findings.
Findings: The study identifies that gender relations, gender differentiated roles and responsibilities and gendered knowledge of climate change determine women's overall experience and practices to climate change. It also highlights that gender and power relationships intersect and shape gendered responses and gender discriminatory responses in these Char lands. Unveiling that women's impact and responses to climate change are gendered, this study further proposes future implications of the applied theoretical framework and methodological approaches in Bangladesh. (Less)
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- Binte Habib, Anika LU
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- Rethinking Gender in Climate Change: A mixed-method study in two small Char lands in Northern Bangladesh
- course
- SIMV29 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- keywords
- gender, power, climate change, Char lands, Bangladesh
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- English
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- 9064809
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- 2021-11-23 13:20:24
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abstract = {{Research Problem and Objectives: Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Over the last years, scholars have discussed that climate change has disproportionate impacts on people as the result of their social, political and economic conditions. Such an argument has led to the inclusion of gender in the climate change debate. However, gender in the climate change debate has portrayed women from the Global-South as a vulnerable group. Such analysis disregards and undermines gender and power relationships in specific contexts. In this light, I offer a context-specific evidence of gender in climate change from two small Char lands (low-lying temporary islands) from Northern Bangladesh.
Methods: A mixed-method study was applied in this study to investigate the impact of climate change on women and their responses. In total, 218 household surveys were conducted with women and men. This was followed by 7 in-depth interviews and 4 Focus Group Discussions with women and 2 Focus Group Discussions with men to provide detailed understandings of the quantitative findings.
Findings: The study identifies that gender relations, gender differentiated roles and responsibilities and gendered knowledge of climate change determine women's overall experience and practices to climate change. It also highlights that gender and power relationships intersect and shape gendered responses and gender discriminatory responses in these Char lands. Unveiling that women's impact and responses to climate change are gendered, this study further proposes future implications of the applied theoretical framework and methodological approaches in Bangladesh.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Rethinking Gender in Climate Change: A mixed-method study in two small Char lands in Northern Bangladesh}},
year = {{2021}},
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