Advancing Indigenous Community-Led Disaster Adaptation

Abstract

Indigenous community-led disaster adaptation in Bangladesh exists in conjunction with their traditional land-based cultural practices and knowledge. Historically Indigenous people are deeply rooted in their land-based practice and spirituality. These practices have grounded and linked Indigenous communities together and with one another through time. However, today, the space does not exist in isolation, but within the larger context of the regional, state, and colonial structures, Bangladesh's Indigenous communities are situated. Just as the weather and climate within which Bangladesh Indigenous communities exist and are informed by climate change, their adaptation and resilience are also interconnected with these external social, economic, and political structures.