ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book outlines the geographical and socio-economic characteristics of the study area which facilitated a greater understanding of the livelihood setting of people in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. It presents the outcomes of the livelihood capitals assessment based on a Sustainable Livelihood Framework approach. The book describes the areas of livelihood vulnerabilities of women to climate variability and extremes, that is, how the income, assets, health, food security, water sources, sanitation, social security, mobility and shelter were all vulnerable due to ongoing climatic hazards, such as cyclones and floods, salinity and water logging. It also presents a quantitative approach to measure vulnerability. The composite index approach can be useful at the household scale to distinguish the factors that determine women's differential levels of vulnerability, and can be used to determine the prioritisation of factors required for the reduction of such vulnerability.
