Gender and Climate Change in Bangladesh : The Role of Institutions in Reducing Gender Gaps in Adaptation Program

This study on Bangladesh was undertaken to analyze the gender dimensions of climate change and the role of institutions in reducing gender gaps. The study was carried out in 20 sites covering 600 households, from March 2010 to May 2011, using both qualitative and quantitative instruments. This note is organized into five sections. The next section gives an overview of climate change and the gender and institutional context in Bangladesh. The third section presents the key study findings and is divided into three subsections: site- and household-specific vulnerabilities; analysis of gender dimensions of climate change using the household data and four propositions; and description of institutional challenges and gaps in supporting the resilience of women and men. Section four provides examples of adaptation programs in Bangladesh, and section five provides recommendations for enhancing gender-responsive adaptive capacity in Bangladesh.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ahmad, Nilufar
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-03
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, ADAPTATION, ADAPTATION CAPACITY, ADAPTATION PROGRAM, ADAPTATION SUPPORT, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, ADAPTIVE STRATEGY, ADULT WOMEN, AGRICULTURE, BOTH SEXES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY OF WOMEN, CHILD MORTALITY, CITIZEN, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES, CROPS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT, DISASTERS, DISEASES, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRAINAGE, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATED WOMEN, ELDERLY, ELDERLY WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENHANCING WOMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, EQUAL ACCESS, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUIPMENT, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY, FARMERS, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, GENDER, GENDER & DEVELOPMENT, GENDER ACTION, GENDER AWARENESS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIMENSION, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER FOCAL POINT, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER MAINSTREAMING EFFORTS, GENDER PARITY, GENDER SPECIALIST, GENDER STUDIES, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD ASSETS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN SECURITY, HUSBANDS, ILLITERACY, ILLNESS, INCOMES, INDIGENOUS WOMEN, INDIVIDUAL WOMEN, INFANT, INFORMAL ORGANIZATIONS, INFORMAL SECTOR, INHERITANCE, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS, INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE ON GENDER, LABOR FORCE, LABORERS, LABOUR ORGANIZATION, LACK OF INFORMATION, LACK OF SANITATION, LARGE CITIES, LEGAL RIGHTS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL POPULATION, LOCAL WOMEN, MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION ISSUES, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF WOMEN, NATIONAL ADAPTATION, NATIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR WOMEN, NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POLICY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUMBER OF DEATHS, NUMBER OF WOMEN, OLDER WOMEN, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY LEVEL, POLYGAMY, POOR FAMILIES, POOR MATERNAL HEALTH, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION DENSITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICE, QUALITY OF LIFE, RADIO, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL RESIDENTS, RURAL WOMEN, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCARCE RESOURCES, SEA LEVEL, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEX, SHELTER, SHORT SUPPLY, SINGLE WOMEN, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FACTORS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, SOCIAL VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, SPOUSES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, UNDP, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN SLUMS, URBAN WOMEN, USAID, USE OF RESOURCES, VICTIMS, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WAGE GAP, WATER COLLECTION, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SUPPLY, WDR, WID, WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN LEADERS, WOMEN MIGRANTS, WOOD, WORKFORCE, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/559391468340182699/Gender-and-climate-change-in-Bangladesh-the-role-of-institutions-in-reducing-gender-gaps-in-adaptation-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27416
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