A framework to understand gender and structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin: lessons from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Abstract
This review presents a framework for understanding structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin countries: Nepal, India and Bangladesh, with a focus on the role of gender in shaping vulnerability. This paper reviews the extensive academic and 'gray' literature from the region to identify a set of key economic and social inequalities which shape how men and women are differently affected by climate change and their capacity to adapt.