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Cold Wave Impact Pathways and Livelihood Vulnerability Study
Completed research underpinning the national cold wave anticipatory actions guideline — analysing impacts and vulnerability across livelihood groups.
This completed research assignment for FOREWARN Bangladesh analysed cold wave impact pathways and livelihood vulnerability as the evidence base for national anticipatory action guidance.
Researchers examined how cold spells affect outdoor labour, agriculture, informal settlements, and health-seeking behaviour — with particular attention to older persons, children, and low-income households.
The study combined secondary climate and health data with primary qualitative fieldwork, producing impact-pathway diagrams that non-specialist decision-makers can use
Vulnerability typologies informed threshold discussions and early action menu design, ensuring the subsequent guideline was grounded in lived experience as well as hazard science.
Published and unpublished briefs from this research remain part of CCI’s reference library for seasonal hazard programming
Programme highlights
- Impact-pathway diagrams by livelihood group
- Primary qualitative vulnerability fieldwork
- Evidence base for national AA guideline
- Reference briefs for seasonal programming
CCI embeds gender-responsive methodologies, disability-inclusive data collection, and intersectional analysis across all fieldwork and reporting — not as an add-on, but as a core design principle.