Women and climate change in Bangladesh

Resource Information

The work Women and climate change in Bangladesh represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Women and climate change in Bangladesh

Statement of responsibility

Margaret Alston

Creator

• Alston, Margaret

Author

• Alston, Margaret

Subject

• Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- Bangladesh
• Climatic changes -- Social aspects
• Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Bangladesh
• Community development
• Community development -- Bangladesh
• Human beings -- Effect of climate on
• Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- Bangladesh
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
• Women -- Bangladesh -- Economic conditions
• Women -- Economic conditions
• Women -- Social conditions
• Women -- Social conditions -- Bangladesh
• Women and the environment
• Women and the environment -- Bangladesh
• Bangladesh
• Climatic changes -- Economic aspects

Language

eng

Summary

"Bangladesh is not one of the countries with the greatest emissions of carbon, but it is nevertheless one of the countries most critically affected, with a significant risk of damage to lives and livelihoods due to climate change. This book assesses the impact of climate change in Bangladesh. It outlines the impact of climate change on livelihood strategies and health, focusing particularly on the impact on gender relations, showing how cultural customs and practices often work against women's important role in helping communities cope with the effects of climate change. The book argues for, and puts forward policy proposals for, encouraging women's active contribution"--

Member of

• ASAA women in Asia series

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

305.4095492

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ1745.6

LC item number

.A874 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

ASAA women in Asia series