As a less developed country, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to environmental stressors such as floods, cyclones, drought, and heatwaves, among others. These environmental stressors intersect with anthropogenic (e.g., social, economic, and political) drivers and adversely impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, particularly those who are economically marginalized and whose livelihoods depend on natural resources. While there is a growing body of work measuring the livelihood vulnerability of poor people in relation to climate-related shocks and stressors in Bangladesh, few studies offer a qualitative examination of how people cope with and adapt to stressors, specifically focusing on livelihood resilience. Existing resilience research in Bangladesh has focused on measuring resilience rather than understanding the experience of living with such stressors.
This thesis aims to understand the experiences of households and the relationship between their livelihoods and stres
The Palk Bay conflict is exacting a high toll, and cries for early resolution
The tragic death of four fishermen from Tamil Nadu one of them a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee living in India allegedly when the Sri Lankan Navy was about to arrest them last week, is yet another instance of the unresolved fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay taking an unacceptable toll of lives. While fishermen in Tamil Nadu say the four were killed in an attack by the Sri Lankan Navy, the latter maintains that they died when their trawler collided with a naval vessel while trying to avoid being apprehended. India has lodged a strong protest with the Sri Lankan authorities, who have set up a committee to find a permanent solution to the incursions by Indian fishermen. It was less than a month ago that the two countries resumed discussions through their Joint Working Group on fisheries after a three-year gap. India sought the early release of fishermen arrested in Sri Lankan waters, as well as the boats in