Climate Change Impacts on Gender Relations in Bangladesh
Socio-environmental Struggle of the Shora Forest Community in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
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Beschreibung
This book explores gendered perceptions of the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh, and the extent to which these perceptions are affected by extreme weather events (specifically, cyclones Aila and Sidr). Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Shora, a rural village in southern Satkhira, Bangladesh, the book explores gendered activities in the forest, especially women’s interaction with the forest resources. The findings present a clear picture of the Shora community’s local knowledge about the Sundarbans Forest, as well as the ecological and economic contributions for the forest people. The book makes a timely contribution to the wider study of gender, post-cyclone recovery, ecology and resilience.
Presents the first ethnographic data interpreting the essentials of Sundarbans Forest ecology Presents survivor narratives of cyclone Aila and Sidr through the lens of historical connectedness to the Sundarbans Forest Explores gendered distribution of forest resources Generates timely discussion on gender and environment, ecofeminism, the Sundarbans Forest, ecological security and climate change
Autor*in
Sajal Roy
Themen in »Climate Change Impacts on Gender Relations in Bangladesh«
Historical connectedness with Sundarbans Forest Sundarbans Mangrove Forest Shora Forest Community of Bangladesh Cyclones Aila and Sidr Gender Relations Gendered Knowledge in Forest, Ecology and Environment Local ecology Women’s indigenous knowledge Forestry management Ecological security Ecofeminism Ecological degradation Gender and environment Situated knowledge Forest-centered traditional occupation