Strengthening responses to climate variability in South Asia - discussion paper: Bangladesh
This case study looks at opportunities for strengthening resilience in fragile contexts. It aims to do so by identifying the root causes of vulnerability and non-adaptation to the implications of climate and environmental change among coastal communities in Satkhira district in southwestern Bangladesh and in slum communities in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka. The case study specifically looks at local resilience among the coastal communities in Satkhira and its knock-on effects in terms of migration to urban centres such as Dhaka. The study aims to identify obstacles to and opportunities for interventions to build resilience to interlinked environmental and security risks in these two different contexts where the consequences of climate change are experienced in divergent ways.