When Change Adaptation Goes Wrong

“Adaptation  done well, cuts across all sectors” – Benjamin Sovacool

I attended a change lecture last week titled: When Climate Change Adaptation goes wrong: A case study for Bangladesh. The Lecture was presented by Prof Benjamin Sovacool from the University of Sussex. The lecture presented best options to adapt to climate change, taking into account the current options in Bangladesh.

Benjamin presented the four E’s approach from a study that they conducted – Bamboo Beating Bandit . The four E’s are: Enclosure, Exclusion, Encroachment, and Entrenchment, these are the processes that hinder adaptation efforts in Bangladesh. Enclosure is the process in which public assets are privatized; exclusion refers to limitations in access resources and participating in decision-making processes; encroachment refers to the damaging of natural resources such as biodiversity rich areas; and entrenchment is based on inequalities or efforts that lead to dis-empowerment of women or minorities. Continue reading “When Change Adaptation Goes Wrong”

‘Rome was not built in a day’

After all the hassle trying to get a visa for Italy, I have finally arrived in Rome. I started my research internship at IFAD and I am still finding my feet.  The organisation has  a huge network of interns whom have been very supportive in helping me settle in.

I met my  supervisor  yesterday – Ilaria Firmian and we tried to determine the objectives of my research. It’s still not clear yet what my research will entail but  Rome was not built in a day, so the research will be thrashed out in due time.

The main objective  is to develop a transformation framework that will help in  mainstreaming gender, youth, nutrition and climate change outcomes. I am conducting a literature review that focuses on transformation for the rural sector, the different mainstreaming approaches, and the effectiveness of these approaches. I am also trying to see how value chain approaches can be integrated in the development of the framework.

I will continue learning on the topic and understanding the targeting policies at IFAD.

Cheers!