Book Review Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal Bangladesh

Authors

Indrawan Prasetyo, Asia Research Centre, Universitas Indonesia

Abstract

With more and more funds directed to change-related projects, climate change adaptation has since emerged as one of the most powerful development buzzwords, shaping the landscape of development funding and international donors' priority. Against this backdrop, Camelia Dewan’s book “Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal Bangladesh” poses a fundamental argument that the "reductive climate translation" perpetuated by international donors and development projects marginalizes local voices and exacerbates environmental and societal problems in the Bengal Delta.

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Recommended Citation

Prasetyo, Indrawan (2023) "Book Review Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal Bangladesh," Antropologi Indonesia: Vol. 44: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.7454/jai.v44i2.1030
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jai/vol44/iss2/7