The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Marriage: Evidence from the 2007 Cyclone in Bangladesh

Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published April 18, 2026 | Version v1 Dataset Open The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Marriage: Evidence from the 2007 Cyclone in Bangladesh Authors/Creators Abdullah-Al-Baki, Chowdhury (Researcher) 1, 2 Ahmed, Ali (Researcher) 2 Show affiliations 1. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology 2. Linköping University Description Bangladesh still has one of the highest rates of child marriage globally, even though legal restrictions have existed for almost a century. While previous research has identified various drivers of child marriage, the causal impact of natural disasters remains poorly understood. This study provides a causal analysis of how environmental shocks affect child marriage by examining Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh in 2007. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that cyclone exposure substantially increased child marriage rates among 14–18-year-olds. The effects are largest for the youngest girls; the probability of marrying before age 14 increased by more than 60% among those who married during the study period. The event-study results indicate that child marriage rates tended to rise about six months after a disaster struck. This is typically when families begin to experience prolonged economic hardship. The increase in child marriages is most evident in severely affected and poverty-prone districts. The evidence points to financial insecurity as a key factor behind the use of child marriage as a household coping strategy. This study underscores the importance of robust social protection measures for helping households absorb environmental shocks and mitigate adverse effects on child welfare. Files Data and Code.zip Files (2.3 MB) Name Size Download all Data and Code.zip md5:fc8f2a19592612f233e7b592a0ee1826 2.3 MB Preview Download 29 Views 8 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 29 29 Downloads Total downloads 8 8 Data volume Total data volume 18.1 MB 18.1 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19640683 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19640683) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19640683.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19640683 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19640683"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19640683.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19640683.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19640683 Resource type Dataset Publisher Zenodo Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 18, 2026 Modified April 18, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies

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