Climate migration and its impacts on women in Bangladesh

The interplay of climate change, migration, and gender inequalities warrants deeper exploration as managing climate migration is an integral part of the adaptation plans of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).  Gendered impacts of climate migration have not received adequate attention in development discourse in Bangladesh or at the global level.17 This knowledge brief, therefore, aims to inform policies.

Recommendations to address gendered impacts of climate migration include:

1. Expand the knowledge base on how climate migration affects women in origin and destination areas. Reform data policies to ensure collection of gender statistics.
2. Ensure that policies and plans aimed at managing climate migration and related vulnerabilities in social protection, job creation, housing and urban development, and other relevant sectors address gender considerations.
3. Allocate sufficient resources to achieve necessary scale for investments in initiatives targeted at female climate migrants, including planning and development of secondary cities and towns.
4. Enhance women’s leadership in policy dialogue on climate migration and promote women’s decision-making roles.
5. Prioritize and promote locally led climate action to manage risks and impacts of climate migration on women in Bangladesh.