This study by IIED, Kingston University and UNDP surveyed 3,094 households from the rural areas of ten selected districts in Bangladesh to assess their exposure to climate change and their spending patterns on reducing the risks of climate-related disasters. The data demonstrate that poor rural households are most affected by climate-related risks and are spending as much as 15% of their total household expenditure on risk reduction. This is even higher for female- headed households, which are spending as much as 30% of their household expenditure, double that of male-headed households. The study assesses the percentage of climate expenditure as a share of household income and expenditure in climate-vulnerable regions of Bangladesh.
Authors: Shaikh Eskander, Paul Steele, Mamunur Rashid, Nuzhat Imam and Sirazoom Munira
Source: IIED
