Studies

Addressing Resilience Losses of Climate-Induced Migrants in Southwest Bangladesh Affected by COVID-19

WaterAid Bangladesh’s emergency call project aims to Identify and track climate-induced migrants and their vulnerabilities as well as supporting them with health (for e.g., vaccines) and WASH interventions. The project also tracks social and family disintegration due to climate-induced migration. The study assesses how different interventions (involving WASH, health, livelihood, entrepreneurship, microfinance assistance targeting climate change, etc.) can potentially improve the resilience of climate migrants in low-income communities affected by COVID-19. 

Researchers: Dr Rohini KamalTasfia Mehzabin; Sonia Afrin

Partners: WaterAid Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Method: Mixed methods

Contact: Dr Rohini Kamal
rohini.kamal@bracu.ac.bd

Context

The Environment and Climate Change research stream of BIGD continues the institution’s tradition of generating evidence-based research using field experimental methods. There is a relative gap in rigorous impact evaluation and field experiments in the arena of climate change in Bangladesh. The research places climate change within the underlying social, economic, and environmental realities, and the ground-up approach seeks to inform policy and conversations at the national and global level.

Objectives

To assess how interventions ranging from WASH to microfinance assistance targeting climate change can potentially improve the resilience of climate migrants from low-income communities to climatic and other shocks. 

Methodology

The study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative survey component comprises a difference-in-differences quasi-experiment, and the qualitative component comprises a scoping study, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and case studies. 

Findings and Recommendations

Forthcoming.

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