Climate mobility scholarship often portrays migration as the primary form of adaptation to environmental change while paying little attention to the people, particularly women, who remain in place. This thesis addresses this gap by examining how women experience staying and navigate (im)mobility in their daily lives. The research is based on qualitative fieldwork and involved semi-structured interviews (n=30) conducted in three coastal villages: Sonatala, Datinakhali and Bogi, adjacent to the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh. The research findings reveal that staying is an ongoing process shaped by everyday adaptation strategies and the care labour of women. It was found that staying is not a one-time decision, but it requires daily negotiation with environmental pressures, increased workload following male outmigration and restrictive gender norms. Access to support, community ties, faith, and a sense of belongingness inform women’s everyday experience of staying and sometimes help them respond to social and ecological challenges. This research calls for climate research and adaptation policies to recognise the role of women’s micro-level daily survival strategies and unpaid care labour in sustaining in-situ adaptation.
Climate mobility scholarship often portrays migration as the primary form of adaptation to environmental change while paying little attention to the people, particularly women, who remain in place. This thesis addresses this gap by examining how women experience staying and navigate (im)mobility in their daily lives. The research is based on qualitative fieldwork and involved semi-structured interviews (n=30) conducted in three coastal villages: Sonatala, Datinakhali and Bogi, adjacent to the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh. The research findings reveal that staying is an ongoing process shaped by everyday adaptation strategies and the care labour of women. It was found that staying is not a one-time decision, but it requires daily negotiation with environmental pressures, increased workload following male outmigration and restrictive gender norms. Access to support, community ties, faith, and a sense of belongingness inform women’s everyday experience of staying and sometimes help them respond to social and ecological challenges. This research calls for climate research and adaptation policies to recognise the role of women’s micro-level daily survival strategies and unpaid care labour in sustaining in-situ adaptation.
Non-Migration in Sundarbans: Exploring Gendered (Im)mobility Through Everyday Practices of Women Who Stay
MAHNOOR, BUSHRA
2024/2025
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Climate mobility scholarship often portrays migration as the primary form of adaptation to environmental change while paying little attention to the people, particularly women, who remain in place. This thesis addresses this gap by examining how women experience staying and navigate (im)mobility in their daily lives. The research is based on qualitative fieldwork and involved semi-structured interviews (n=30) conducted in three coastal villages: Sonatala, Datinakhali and Bogi, adjacent to the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh. The research findings reveal that staying is an ongoing process shaped by everyday adaptation strategies and the care labour of women. It was found that staying is not a one-time decision, but it requires daily negotiation with environmental pressures, increased workload following male outmigration and restrictive gender norms. Access to support, community ties, faith, and a sense of belongingness inform women’s everyday experience of staying and sometimes help them respond to social and ecological challenges. This research calls for climate research and adaptation policies to recognise the role of women’s micro-level daily survival strategies and unpaid care labour in sustaining in-situ adaptation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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Descrizione: This thesis shows that women in coastal Bangladesh adapt to climate change by staying in place, relying on daily strategies and care work, and calls for policy recognition of their vital role in local adaptation.
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