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Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited has been engaged by ADB Gender to conduct a mixed-methods survey of women’s climate-resilient livelihoods in char communities in Bangladesh under the Adaptive River System Management Project.
The survey covers three char-inclusive districts: Sirajganj, Bogura, and Rangpur, where ephemeral river islands and flood-prone landscapes define both the terrain and the lives of the women who inhabit them. These communities face compounding vulnerabilities: recurrent floods, erosion, drought, and deep geographic isolation that disproportionately constrain women’s economic agency and long-term resilience.
The study will document women’s livelihood opportunities, assess the accessibility of critical services, and identify climate-smart innovations with the potential to be scaled within char settings. By centring the voices and lived experiences of women in some of Bangladesh’s most climate-exposed communities, the findings will directly inform broader climate resilience policy and programming.
Fieldwork is being conducted across the three target districts, with findings expected to contribute to the Asian Development Bank’s ongoing Adaptive River System Management Project.
