Routledge Women and Climate Change in Bangladesh - ASAA Series

Bangladesh faces unprecedented climate threats despite minimal carbon emissions, making it one of the world's most vulnerable nations to environmental crisis. This Routledge publication examines the intersection of gender and climate impacts in Bangladesh, drawing on a three-year village-level study that reveals how women bear disproportionate risks from cyclones, flooding, storm surges, droughts, sea level rises and river basin erosion. With extreme poverty affecting large populations, the book explores how climate change compounds existing social inequalities and threatens livelihoods across rural communities. Part of the ASAA Women in Asia Series, this research-based volume provides essential insights into gendered climate vulnerability, adaptation strategies and the lived experiences of Bangladeshi women confronting environmental change, offering critical perspectives for policy makers, researchers and development professionals working on climate justice and gender equity in South Asia.