: As climate change worsens floods and storms, women in rural Bangladesh are paying a higher price #IndiaNEWS Rural families in Bangladesh are using a large chunk of their budgets to protect themselves

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As climate change worsens floods and storms, women in rural Bangladesh are paying a higher price #IndiaNEWS
Rural families in Bangladesh are using a large chunk of their budgets to protect themselves from climate change, especially households headed by women who are allocating up to 30% of their spending for that purpose, researchers said on May 18.The high share of spending by female-led households – many based in the flood-prone north – is double the average of 15% because women have lower incomes than men, said a study by the International Institute for Environment and Development.Often men from Bangladesh’s northwest regions migrate on a seasonal basis to work elsewhere, leaving women to run the home. Common measures taken by rural families to adapt to climate change and reduce risks include raising the plinth of their houses above flood-water levels, planting trees and making shelters to keep livestock safe.Vulnerable regionLow-lying Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of rising global temperatures, including more severe monsoon flooding, fiercer storms and higher sea levels.“While men spend a greater amount for climate adaptation in absolute terms, women have to spend a larger share of their smaller average income,� said Paul Steele, International Institute for Environment and Development’s chief economist and one of the study authors.For the study, International Institute for Environment and Development, Kingston University London and the...Read more

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