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After cyclone Aila : politics of climate change in Sundarbans (2023)

Tenhunen, S., Uddin, M. J., & Roy, D. (2023). After cyclone Aila : politics of climate change in Sundarbans. Contemporary South Asia, 31(2), 222-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2023.2203903

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Tenhunen, Sirpa; Uddin, Mohammad Jasim; Roy, Dayabati

Lehti tai sarja: Contemporary South Asia

ISSN: 0958-4935

eISSN: 1469-364X

Julkaisuvuosi: 2023

Ilmestymispäivä: 03.05.2023

Volyymi: 31

Lehden numero: 2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 222-235

Kustantaja: Routledge

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2023.2203903

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86868

Tiivistelmä

This article compares the politics of climate change in the Sundarbans region in Bangladesh and India based on ethnographic fieldwork in four villages and among migrants from these villages in Kolkata and Khulna city by focusing on the long aftermath of cyclone Aila. The comparison highlights different policy options and framings of extreme weather events . Ten years after the cyclone, the aftermath of Aila continues in both regions we studied in Bangladesh and India, but partly for different reasons. In our study areas in Bangladesh, the aftermath of Aila reinforced the neglect of coastal livelihoods, whereas, in the communities we studied in India, Aila spurred new investments in the affected areas. By comparing how the political is interwoven with the natural, we demonstrate how Aila's lingering impacts have emerged as part of local power relationships and diverse forms of agency. We highlight the multiplicity of policy responses and people's practices not only between communities and countries facing a similar predicament but also within the communities themselves. We argue that the politics of climate change is not only about climate change policy to mitigate the impact of ecological disasters but also about the reconstruction of political agents and practices.

YSO-asiasanat: politiikka; ilmastonmuutokset; onnettomuudet; maahanmuuttajat; antropologia

Vapaat asiasanat: climate change; politics; South Asia; disaster studies; patronage

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2023

JUFO-taso: 2