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Extreme weather and marriage among girls and women in Bangladesh
Global Environmental Change ( IF 8.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 , DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102160
Amanda R. Carrico , Katharine M. Donato , Kelsea B. Best , Jonathan Gilligan

Climate change interacts with social, economic, and political forces in ways that can shape demographic behavior. Yet, the link between environmental stress and marriage has received limited attention. Using survey data from 615 Bangladeshi households, we examine the relationship between extreme weather in the form of heat waves and dry spells, and the risk of marriage over the period from 1989 to 2013. We find that girls and women are at an increased risk of marrying in the year of or following heat waves. The link is strongest for women aged 18 to 23, and weakest for those 11 to 14. We also explore the hypothesis that extreme weather leads families to accept less desirable marriage proposals for daughters. We find that those who wed during periods of extreme heat married into poorer households and to husbands with less education. Similarly, those who married during abnormally dry periods married men man with less education and who were more supportive of intimate partner violence. Together these results suggest that, when Bangladeshi families face environmental shocks, they cope by hastening the marriage of daughters or accepting less desirable marriage proposals. Such practices are likely to have long-term impacts on the health and well-being of women and children, and underscore the unique vulnerabilities faced by women as climate change intensifies.



中文翻译:

孟加拉国极端天气和女孩与妇女之间的婚姻

气候变化以影响人口行为的方式与社会,经济和政治力量相互作用。然而,环境压力与婚姻之间的联系受到的关注很少。利用来自615个孟加拉国家庭的调查数据,我们研究了1989年至2013年这段时期内以热浪和干旱天气形式出现的极端天气与结婚风险之间的关系。我们发现,女孩和妇女的患病风险增加在热浪年份或之后结婚。对于18至23岁的女性而言,这种联系最牢固,而对于11至14岁的女性而言,这种联系最弱。我们发现,那些在极端炎热时期结婚的人嫁给了贫困家庭和受教育程度较低的丈夫。同样,那些在异常干旱时期结婚的人与受过较少教育,更支持亲密伴侣暴力的男人结婚。这些结果加在一起表明,当孟加拉国家庭面临环境冲击时,他们通过加快女儿的婚姻或接受不太理想的求婚来应对。这些做法可能对妇女和儿童的健康和福祉产生长期影响,并强调了随着气候变化加剧,妇女所面临的独特脆弱性。

更新日期:2020-09-29
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