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Resilience of fisherwomen's livelihoods in Bangladesh to climate change

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  • The increasing impact of climate change in Bangladesh is accelerating the vulnerability of the coastal fishing communities, especially the coastal fisherwomen. Despite the impact, fisherwomen are continuously trying to build their resilience to climatic disasters. This study aimed to assess the resilience of the fisherwomen to climate change in coastal areas of Bangladesh using the sustainable livelihood Approach (SLA). Three capacities i.e., absorptive capacity, adaptation capacity and transformative capacity of the fisherwomen to climate change have been assessed using both quantitative and qualitative data collected from Satkhi ra, a southwestern coastal district of Bangladesh. The study has found that the absorptive capacity of the fisherwomen involves the endurance capacity of the fisherwomen with existing challenges like living in muddy houses, collecting drinking water from the nearby ponds, eating less during any disaster, etc. The adaptive capacities of fisherwomen include following early warning systems, taking shelter, saving dry food, eating less nutritious food, selling valuables, taking loan from the NGOs, collecting aid from the government and non-government organizations, etc. However, when the impact of the climatic disasters becomes intolerable, fisherwomen are forced to discontinue their current behavior, e.g., changing their livelihood options to wage earning and migrating from the village to mainland areas. However, lack of alternative livelihood options, limited skills, illiteracy, limited access to resources and services hinder their resilience capacity. The finding of this study can help the government and non-government organizations to increase the livelihood resilience of the fisherwomen in Bangladesh in face of the increasing climatic disasters.
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  • Penang, Malaysia
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