This paper is written on the basis of secondary information like government reports, books, artic... more This paper is written on the basis of secondary information like government reports, books, articles, electronic journals and so on. At first local issues like Bangladesh will be discussed. Then it will be shortly interconnected with the global phenomenon in terms of climate change and, particularly, natural disasters. A disaster, or natural disaster, is the effect of a hazard on society, usually as an event that occurs over a limited time span in a defined geographic area. According to other scholars, Natural disasters are defined as events that are triggered by natural phenomena or natural hazards. In Bangladesh, hurricanes or cyclones and almost regular floods are comparatively common. Bangladesh is low income country and the standard of living of its population is very poor, whereas almost every year natural disasters cripple its economy. Thus socio-economic condition is often hampered. Beck defines 'risk' as the anticipation of the catastrophe. Beck continues, Risks are always future events that may occur, that threaten us. But in the case of Bangladesh, the risks of natural disasters are always in practice, i.e. loss of lives, more poverty, unemployment, disempowerment of women, illiteracy and so on. This affects trade and investments as well as consumption. Beck interestingly terms the globalization of environmental problems as social problems. We completely agree with Beck. About empowerment, the definition of the World Bank is mentionable, Empowerment is the expansion of assets and capabilities of poor people to participate in negotiate with, influence, control, and hold accountable institutions that affect their lives. In terms of empowerment,we argue that any natural disasters usually make women more vulnerable, as they become the major victims due to natural disasters.
Uploads
Papers by sazzad khan