Abstract

Degraded urban environments disproportionately affect marginalized populations, and especially impoverished women in South Asia’s informal settlements, where climate change vulnerabilities and gender inequalities are extreme. A comparative analysis was conducted of three neighboring countries, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, where urban environments, climate risks, and gender relations exhibit significant variances. With original survey data from 12 informal settlements across New Delhi, Dhaka, Islamabad, and Lahore, it was found that women are less empowered than men in all three countries, but their determinants related to environmental degradation and climate change vary. Qualitative data from key informants reveals several explanatory mechanisms of observed differences.

摘要

退化的城市环境不成比例地影响边缘化人口，尤其是南亚非正规住区的贫困妇女，那里的气候变化脆弱性和性别不平等极为严重。对三个邻国印度、孟加拉国和巴基斯坦进行了比较分析，这些国家的城市环境、气候风险和性别关系表现出显着差异。根据来自新德里、达卡、伊斯兰堡和拉合尔的 12 个非正式定居点的原始调查数据，发现这三个国家中女性的权力均低于男性，但她们与环境退化和气候变化相关的决定因素各不相同。来自关键知情人的定性数据揭示了观察到的差异的几种解释机制。