ABSTRACT
This book focuses on the gendered experiences of environmental change across different geographies and social contexts in South Asia and on diverse strategies of adapting to climate variability.
The book analyzes how changes in rainfall patterns, floods, droughts, heatwaves and landslides affect those who are directly dependent on the agrarian economy. It examines the socio-economic pressures, including the increase in women’s work burdens both in production and reproduction on gender relations. It also examines coping mechanisms such as male migration and the formation of women’s collectives which create space for agency and change in rigid social relations. The volume looks at perspectives from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to present the nuances of gender relations across borders along with similarities and differences across geographical,socio-cultural and policy contexts.
This book will be of interest to researchers and students of sociology, development, gender, economics, environmental studies and South Asian studies. It will also be useful for policymakers, NGOs and think tanks working in the areas of gender, climate change and development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|108 pages
Vulnerabilities
chapter 2|19 pages
Vulnerabilities of rural women to climate extremes
chapter 3|20 pages
Gendered vulnerabilities in Diaras
chapter 4|27 pages
Of borewells and bicycles1
chapter 5|21 pages
Vulnerabilities and resilience of local women towards climate change in the Indus basin
chapter 6|19 pages
Climate change, gendered vulnerabilities and resilience in high mountain communities
part II|111 pages
Adaptation and Wellbeing