The Impact of Deglobalisation on the Prosperity of Water-Dependent Communities A Comparative Study of Trade Dependence, Economic Inequality and Water-Related Living Conditions in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh

This project examines how deglobalisation affects the prosperity of water- and trade-dependent communities. Comparing the British fishing industry and the Bangladeshi textile industry, it explores how changes in global trade influence employment, economic security and access to water and sanitation. The findings show that the impacts of deglobalisation also depend on the economic structures linking communities to global markets. Deglobalisation reveals unequal levels of resilience rooted in the global economy itself. The study argues that water-related vulnerability is shaped not only by environmental or technological factors, but also by trade structures, economic resilience and the unequal distribution of risks, benefits and costs.