Seasonal Weather Change and Livelihood Vulnerability of Women in Coastal Villages of Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal

Weather hazards are a daily occurrence in the coastal zone because of its dynamic nature. Coastal areas are rich in marine resources which provides different livelihood generation options to the local people. In coastal villages, women are very close to nature for their daily household chores as well as different income-generation activities like fishing, handicraft making, salt manufacturing coastal resources collection, etc. This paper explores the impact of seasonal weather change on women’s livelihood in some villages of coastal areas in Purba Medinipur. This study is based on primary data which have been collected from 23 coastal villages by household survey. Secondary data has been also collected for climatic data from the metrological department.