A Study on Livelihood Resilience of the World's Most Densely Populated Refugees in the Rohingya Camps of Bangladesh

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K20020
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 64060:Environmental policy and social systems-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: ULLAH S M ASIK 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 学術研究員 (10867302)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: Refugee / Rohingya / Livelihood resilience / Environmental impact / Deforestation / Protected area / RIMA

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study generated in-depth and advanced understanding of the livelihood resilience of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. The study implied RIMA-II framework developed by FAO to measure and analyze livelihood resilience of the refugee people. Among the four main pillars, adaptive capacity and access to basic services had the most impact on livelihood resilience. Among the surveyed refugee households most of the households had moderate resilience based on the calculated resilience index of this study. From the survey the study found that most of the refugees are receiving aids inform of food items, water supply, sanitation and cooking fuel. Despite the aids, household income of the refugees decreased significantly.

Free Research Field

Environmental Anthropology

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、難民の生計と生計の回復力について深く理解することができた。本研究で得られた知見は、難民問題に対する社会の認識を高め、今後の難民問題への対処に役立てることができる。