The Battered Generation: Precarity of ageing people and people with impairments in climate-affected borderlands

Authors

  • Tasnia Khandaker Prova
  • Era Robbani
  • Humaun Kabir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.2012252512

Abstract

All people inhabit the same world, but global warming and subsequent climate adversities do not affect everyone in the same way. People who are already marginalised due to aspects of their identity—race, religion, age, gender, or ability—face compounded vulnerabilities. With a particular focus on elderly people and people with disabilities, this short article presents cases of three families who live in villages spread across the southwestern borderlands of Bangladesh while coping with a less predictable climate. It draws connections between their experiences with erratic climate patterns that collide with structural inequity and social injustice.

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Author Biographies

  • Tasnia Khandaker Prova

    Tasnia Khandaker Prova is an independent researcher and former Climate Research Lead at the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ) at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently pursuing a PhD in Planning at the University of Toronto, she is passionate about uplifting the voices of those disproportionately affected by climate adversities, poverty, and conflict, using non-extractive, ethical, and empowering means. She holds an MSc in International Development Practice from the University of St Andrews, UK.

  • Era Robbani

    Era Robbani is a former Research Associate at CPJ, working in critical criminology, assessing how climate change interrupts the peace and security of vulnerable communities in the borderlands. She holds an MSc in Criminology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and is currently pursuing her a second MSc in Global Crime, Security and Justice at the University of Edinburgh.

  • Humaun Kabir

    Humaun Kabir is a former Research Assistant at CPJ. His interests include understanding development policies around disability inclusion, social justice, and equality. He holds an MSS in Social Welfare and Research from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and is currently pursuing a PhD in Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Published

30-10-2025

Issue

No. 25 (2025): Special Issue - Climate Emergency and Work on a Heated Planet

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Short articles

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Prova, T., Robbani, E., & Kabir, H. (2025). The Battered Generation: Precarity of ageing people and people with impairments in climate-affected borderlands. Anti-Trafficking Review, 25, 171-174. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.2012252512