Climate Change, Peace and Stability in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Climate-Displaced Communities in Coastal Regions

Abstract

This research aims to understand how climate-affected communities in Bangladesh influence peace and stability, with a specific focus on the country's coastal regions. This area is mainly affected by climate change. Rising sea levels, along with an uptick in the country's almost annual natural disasters, are shifting the population. This research examines how climate change is disturbing the lives of the people in Bangladesh's coastal regions, also threatening peace and stability. Climate change is an ongoing problem that prevents sustainability over time and occurs with such frequency as natural disasters that it can exacerbate efforts of peace and stability across Bangladesh, should displaced populations arise from climate-induced factors. The qualitative evaluation of climate-displaced persons and community leaders from the coastal regions of Bangladesh demonstrates that after displacement, people are extremely vulnerable, evident by increased intracommunity conflict, violence, marginalization, competition for scant resources and pressure to avoid raising community issues. This will facilitate sustainable peace and stability in vulnerable regions.