Submission ID 116350
| Issue/Objective | This study comprehensively assesses climate vulnerabilities, health impact induced by climate extremes, and determinants for climate-resilient health in lower-income settlements of urban areas of Bangladesh, focusing particularly on climate migrants, women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. |
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| Methodology/Approach | Methodologically, the study covers primary data from household surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The study also employed multi-hazard vulnerability assessment, multi-factorial climate risk assessment, historical time series analysis, and local climate scenarios derived from the Regional Circulation Model, statistical downscaling techniques, and multivariate probit regression model to inform determinants for health resilience. |
| Results | The study reveals that lower-income communities face climate-induced risks, such as temperature fluctuations, erratic rainfall, flooding, drought, salinity intrusion, cold waves, and heat stress. The findings emphasize that climate hazards and changing climatic conditions disproportionately affect the health and well-being of lower-income settlement dwellers. |
| Discussion/Conclusion | Consequently, multi-sectoral interventions are urgently required to address these health challenges. |
| Presenters and affiliations | Muhammad Abdur Rahaman Center for People and Environ Muhammad Abdur Rahaman Center for People and Environ |
