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Empowering Communities: Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability

Explore the interconnected nature of poverty and vulnerability, underscoring economic, social, and climate factors impacting individuals. Discover key strategies and initiatives dedicated to reducing risks and enhancing livelihoods. Learn how prioritizing inclusive growth, healthcare accessibility, and climate adaptation can lead to sustainable poverty alleviation. Uncover the importance of pro-poor policies, coordination, and capacity-building in fostering resilient communities.

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Empowering Communities: Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability

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  1. “Taking off from Poverty : Reducing Risks and Vulnerabilities Md.HasanKhaled General Manager PalliKarama-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)

  2. Poverty & Vulnerability Poverty is pronounced Deprivation in well-being, having multidimensional factors; Inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity ; Encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life. (WB) Vulnerabilityrefers to the inability to withstand/resist the effects of an adverse situation. Riskis the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses resulting from natural or human induced hazards and vulnerable conditions.

  3. Relationship :Poverty & Vulnerability Poverty and Vulnerability are complex and multifaceted concepts; Vulnerability is most often associated with poverty (IRCRCS); These two are interlinked in such a way that they are in mutually reinforcing relationship; Poverty makes people vulnerable to various shocks while such vulnerabilities further intensify their poverty.

  4. Types of Vulnerability 1. Economic Vulnerability; 2. Social Vulnerability; 3. Climate Vulnerability. Due to complex linkages between vulnerability and poverty all efforts of poverty reduction should take into account those factors which increase the vulnerability of the poor.

  5. Economic Vulnerability • Reasons of Economic Vulnerability: • Unemployment; • Low rate of wage; • Erosion of income; • Inflation. • Impacts of Economic Vulnerability. Some Examples: • Poor and middle income people cut food intake, take lower quality of food or reduce spending on non-food items to respond to price hike [WB 2008) • 8.5% families (2.5 million) have fallen below poverty(CPD) global recession; • Out of all shocks 22% is health related shocks.

  6. Social Vulnerability • Reasons of Social Vulnerability: • Unequal social systems :social interactions, institutions and systems of cultural dynamics; • The socially vulnerable groups are unaware or unable to articulate own rights; • Impact of Social Vulnerability. Some Examples: • Dowry; • Violence against women & children; • Apr. 400 women are victims of  trafficking each month; • Boy and girl child workers respectively 73.5% & 26.5% in the age of 5-17 Years; • An estimated 75% of rural girls in Bangladesh marry before the age 16.

  7. Flood Heat Wave Tidal Bore Drought Cyclone Salinity Cold Wave Climate Vulnerability Frequency, ,Intensity & Severity. Manifestations of Climate impacts leading to Vulnerability of the affected people Impact of Climate Vulnerability. Some Examples: GDP losses around 1%-2%; 35 million people live in most climate vulnerable costal areas; 8% nearly 12 million people fell below poverty line due to two floods and cyclone SIDR (MKUBOBP).

  8. Poverty & GDP Trend Source: I.R.Rushidan

  9. Initiatives of Bangladesh to reduce Poverty & Vulnerability Giving the top most priority in poverty reduction; Endorsing initiatives for pro-poor inclusive growth & reduction of inequality; Taking necessary measures for eliminating geographical disparity; Taking initiatives to improve communication at all levels; Giving highest emphasis on increasing human capacity; Bringing the basic healthcare services to the doorsteps of the poor; Increasing expenditure in health programs; Expanding safety net programs; Bringing climate change issues into all development planning.

  10. Budget Allocation Budget Speech 2014-15 by Finance Minister (page 22-24)) 1US$=TK.78

  11. Initiatives of PKSF Evolved/evolving from single target group based lending program to multi-target group based inclusive financing program; Integrating of various development interventions like health, education, technology transfer, skill training, value chain interventions with financial services; Mainstreaming disaster & risk reduction program; Mainstreaming climate change issues in all activities and implementing CCCP; Piloting pro poor insurance project.

  12. Key Steps to Reduce Poverty & Vulnerability People-centric growth; Establish pro-poor institutions; Increase coordination; Increase capacity of vulnerable people.

  13. Sustainable Poverty Reduction Is Ultimately A Political Process

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