Gender and local floodplain management institutions: a case study from Bangladesh

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Sultana, P. and Thompson, P. 2008. Gender and local floodplain management institutions: a case study from Bangladesh. Journal of International Development. 20 (1), pp. 53-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1427
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TitleGender and local floodplain management institutions: a case study from Bangladesh
AuthorsSultana, P. and Thompson, P.
Abstract

Floodplain wetlands are the major common pool natural resources in Bangladesh. Men do most of the fishing, but women collect aquatic plants and snails. A women-only, a men-only, and a mixed community based organisation (CBO) are compared, each of which manages a seasonal wetland. The CBOs involving women are in Hindu communities where more women use aquatic resources and belong to other local institutions. In the oldest of these CBOs, women have gradually increased their role as community recognition of their success has grown. In the Muslim community few women collect aquatic resources, and they have no role in the CBO. Community compliance was higher where both men and women played an active role in the process. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywordsfloodplain • fishery • integrated management • Bangladesh • participation • community • institutional change • gender
Research GroupFlood Hazard Research Centre
PublisherWiley
JournalJournal of International Development
ISSN0954-1748
Publication dates
Print02 Jan 2008
Publication process dates
Deposited19 Apr 2010
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1427
LanguageEnglish
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