Md. Shahidul Alam is a research and development professional whose work focuses on climate change, displacement, livelihoods, gender, governance, and inclusive development.
Women across coastal Shyamnagar and the chars of Kurigram spend their days fishing, farming, tending animals, and making goods to sell. Yet unpaid care work, distant water sources, unsafe markets, and repeated climate shocks keep that labour from ever becoming steady income or savings.