Are climate challenges reinforcing child and forced marriage and dowry as adaptation strategies in the context of Bangladesh?

Drawing on a three year research study on the gendered impacts of climate change, the authors argue that climate crises are creating significant economic hardships which has led to dowry being viewed by the families of young men as a form of capital accumulation.

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Alston, M.; Whittenbury, K.; Haynes, A.; Godden, N.
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Alston, M., K. Whittenbury, et al.  2014.  Are climate challenges reinforcing child and forced marriage and dowry as adaptation strategies in the context of Bangladesh?  Women's Studies International Forum 47, Part A(0): 137-144.

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2014
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