This paper investigates the mutual relationship between gender-based violence (GBV) and cyclone-related disasters. Evidence is sparse on this topic, especially in-depth research attending to the cultural and socioeconomic aspects of locality. The work reported here is based on a case study of a coastal district of Bangladesh (Barguna)—conducted shortly after Cyclone Roanu struck the country in May 2016—that aimed to shed light on the mechanisms linking GBV to cyclones through the eyes of survivors. The paper maps out the different forms, experiences, and impacts of GBV before, during, and after cyclones, and argues that such events lead directly and indirectly to GBV, and that GBV makes women and children more vulnerable to the effects of disasters. Climate change, economic losses, and poverty compound this cyclical relationship. A conceptual framing, drawing on the notion of ‘slow violence’, is developed to understand the layering of diverse types of violence that operate on seemingly different temporal and spatial scales.

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飓风之前、期间和之后的基于性别的暴力：缓慢的暴力和分层的灾难

本文研究了基于性别的暴力 (GBV) 与飓风相关灾害之间的相互关系。关于这个主题的证据很少，尤其是对地方文化和社会经济方面的深入研究。此处报告的工作基于对孟加拉国沿海地区（巴古纳）的案例研究——在 2016 年 5 月飓风罗阿努袭击该国后不久进行——旨在通过幸存者的眼睛阐明将 GBV 与飓风联系起来的机制。该论文描绘了飓风之前、期间和之后的 GBV 的不同形式、经历和影响，并认为此类事件直接或间接导致了 GBV，并且 GBV 使妇女和儿童更容易受到灾害的影响。气候变化、经济损失和贫困加剧了这种周期性关系。