Riverbank erosion and its impact on rural women
Case study of Ulania village in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12499255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Khadiza Akter (0000-0003-4927-2747, Gender and Water Alliance-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, corresponding author), Soma Dey (0000-0002-4720-9464, University of Dhaka), Shaakeel Hasan (Water Wits, Wageningen, Netherlands) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-95 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/12259276.2019.1577343 |
| OpenAlex | W2915507160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
Riverbank erosion is one of the major natural hazards that have long-term consequences for human life. Bangladesh, a riverine country, regularly suffers from serious riverbank erosion. As a result, thousands of people, living near or along riverbanks, are displaced every year. Based on a field investigation undertaken in a village of Southern Bangladesh, this study examines how rural women cope with riverbank erosion. It reveals that women remain highly dependent on their surrounding environment to perform a wide range of activities. As a result, displacement due to riverbank erosion severely affects them. This article also shows that despite the socio-economic, cultural and gender barriers, women build diverse strategies to carry on with their lives in a new environment. Our findings identify women's capacity to face adversities due to natural hazards and how they use their own agency to influence social transformation
Agency (philosophy · Environmental planning · Erosion · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Natural hazard · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology
Extreme Weather Events and Expected Parental Roles in Bangladesh and Beyond
Internally Displaced People Induced by Riverbank Erosion
Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of River Bank Erosion
Livelihoods under pressure
Exploring the Drivers of Vulnerability Among Disadvantaged Internal Migrants in Riverbank Erosion Prone Areas in North-West Bangladesh
The division of labor strategies among parents in areas prone to climate challenges in Bangladesh
Gender-based differences in access to and use of loans from rural credit programs for flood adaptation in the farming-dependent char communities of Bangladesh
Analysis of the livelihood and health of internally displaced persons due to riverbank erosion in Bangladesh
Temporality of disasters
Social Research
Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Gender and climate hazards in Bangladesh
Women's empowerment for disaster risk reduction and emergency response in Nepal
Women, Gender Norms, and Natural Disasters in Bangladesh
Engendering development and disasters
Resources, Agency, Achievements
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |