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Md. Sadequr Rahman
Department of Sociology, University of Barisal, Barisal, Bangladesh

Bangladesh has become synonymous for climate change induced natural disasters. The environmental consequences of climate change affect men and women differently. Research reveals that disasters reinforce, perpetuate and increase gender inequality, making bad situations worse for women. People of all classes especially the poor are the most vulnerable group to experience those disasters. In addition to that, compare with the men, poor women are seriously affected by climate change-induced environmental degradation and natural disasters in Bangladesh. This paper tries to explore the condition of women during disaster, their special vulnerabilities and coping mechanism during disastrous situation. Both secondary and primary data have been used and analyzed to identify their overall condition during hazardous situation. The study indicates that women are affected more severely but they endure their vulnerability surreptitiously and hardly show any remonstration. These imply that the effects of climate change-related events on women are quite conspicuous compared with their male counterpart.

  Disaster, Gender vulnerability, Violence, Feminization of poverty, Women’s health, Food intake, Mortality
  Barisal division; Rajshahi division
  20-05-2011
  10-07-2011
  Socio-economic and Policy
  Climate change

This paper therefore raises three questions with the potential to extend the literature on gender and climate change: 1. To analyze the impact of climate change on women health 2. To assess the experiences and gender specific contributions of women during disasters 3. To analyze existing state interventions to address the issues relating to climate change and gender during disaster

This study completed mainly on the basis of Content Analysis, where secondary data were the predominant source of information. Data were drawn from relevant books journal, articles, archival records, formal studies and reports, public documents, newspapers, internet websites etc. Besides, 120 household samples and 8 case studies (for in-depth analysis) were selected from the two major disaster-prone divisions; Barisal division particularly Bauphal upazilla in the Patuakhali, Amtali and Taltali upazilla in Barguna, Bhola sadar upazilla in Bhola districts (the southern part where cyclone, tidal surge, water logging, flood occur frequently) and Rajshahi division especially Sirajgonj sadar upazilla in Sirajgonj district (the northern part where flood, river erosion are prevalent). These sites were selected following purposive sampling procedure from the disaster prone areas. The data were collected from May 20, 2011 to July 10, 2011 through face to face interview. Proportional percentage has been sorted out to give the research a proper logical quantitative ground. Participants or respondents were women, adolescent girls and women with disadvantageous position (excluded women, elderly women, widow, the disabled) etc. The questions were asked based on mid and post disastrous precarious health condition especially skin, water and vector-borne diseases. Even mortality of women and adolescent girl, the bitter experiences at workplace, subjection to violence, state interventions during and after disasters, their restricted access to resources, power structures, education, and relief system were given maximum coverage in those questions asked. The study based on the review of the questions and the feedback from the respondents, considers possible ways to address or mitigate the vulnerable or destitute situation of women. Climate The concept of climate consists of the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle-count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods. Climate and weather are two contrary states of which, weather represents the present condition of these elements and their variations over shorter periods. According to American Meteorological Society Climate (from Ancient Greek klima, meaning inclination) is commonly defined as the weather averaged over a long period. The opinion of American Meteorological Office about standard averaging period of climate is 30 years, but other periods may be used depending on the purpose. Climate also brings into accounts above average statistics such as the variations of the length of day and year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) glossary definition is: Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the "average weather," or more rigorously, as the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These quantities are most often surface variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system (Climate, 2013). Disaster The term ‘Disaster’ can be more easily conceptualized than they can be defined. It is defined differently by different scholars: to some ‘disaster’ is a summative concept’ or a ‘sponge word’. Ian Burton et al. (1978) have defined in their book ‘The Environment as Hazard’ that disaster is a ‘collective stress situation’, while Quarantelli, and Dynes (1977) identified it with ‘social crisis period’ in their writings ‘Response to Social Crisis and disaster’ (Annual Review of Sociology’ 3: 23:49). Disaster is a severe, relatively sudden and unexpected disruption of normal structural arrangements within a social system over which the system has no firm control. According to Turner (1978) in his book Man Made Disasters ‘disaster may also be viewed as a significant departure from normal experience for a particular time and place’. Disaster is also viewed as a mental construct imposed upon experience. So, the concept of disaster based on the number of deaths, the value of property destroyed or the decreased in per capita income does not suffice for comprehensive understanding of its whole range of meaning. The symbolic component requires knowledge of the sense of vulnerability, the adequacy of available explanation and the society’s imagery of death and destruction (Barkun, 1977, p.221).

  American Journal of Human Ecology Vol. 2, No. 2, 2013, 72-82
  DOI: 10.11634/216796221302315
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It is undeniable that children, the old and women, the marginalized, and the minorities are the worst victims of disasters due to their lower status in society. Women are more vulnerable to climate disasters than men through their socially constructed roles and responsibilities, and their relatively poorer and more economically vulnerable position, especially in the developing world like Bangladesh. Gender inequalities with respect to enjoyment of human rights, political and economic status, land ownership, housing conditions, and exposure to violence, education and health (in particular reproductive and sexual health) - - make women more vulnerable before, during and after climate change-induced disasters. Therefore, access to land, improve livelihood, proper access to information and education, community development among women, self dependence, women empowerment and women increased participation in decision making must be ensured in Bangladesh to face vulnerability, climate change and different disasters induced from climate change. Since the frequency and impact of climate-related disasters increases, we must commit to build a culture of disaster mitigation and prevention which is founded on the specific needs, voices, roles and potential of women, men, boys and girls.

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