| Author | Lopa, Fowzia Gulshana Rashid |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-11-06 |
| Subject(s) | Climatic changes--Bangladesh
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. RD-11-06 |
| Abstract | This research sets out to deal with the participation of NGOs and CSOs in climate
change policy making and practices in Bangladesh. More specifically, it is an attempt to
analysis of CSOs' and NGOs' working on climate change activities in the context of
Bangladesh. With this aim, firstly, it finds out the reasons influences NGOs and CSOs
for working on climate change. Secondly, it overviews 'the way of work' on climate
change and observes the scope for working. Thirdly, it tries to see NGOs' and CSOs'
grassroots activities on climate change and activities for policy formulation. Research
has shown that several reasons encouraged the study NGOs/CSOs to work on climate
change such as available of fund, frequent environmental hazards, need of the affected
community and influences of international treaties/pressures. In order to find out the
way of work, it is found numbers ofNGOs/CSOs are doing grassroots works on climate
change and advocacy works both at local and nation level. Although the official
documents and laws permit NGOs' /CSOs' involvement to do voluntary work at
grassroots level but these documents do not explain very clearly their involvement in
the law making process. There is no formal mechanism except in cases where the
government invites some very selective NGOs and CSOs closer to them in several
steering and technical ministerial committee at national level and local government
standing committee at local level in order to show that there is 'government-NGO-CSO'
cooperation in law making process. This situation facilitate civil society-government
participation but government's selective and arbitrary attitude for engaging CSOs and
NGOs in decision making process and their co-opting attitude to NGOs/CSOs make
constraint to ensure actual participation. On the other hand, local people and local
government have own culture and political context that restrict to work together.
Nevertheless, the self-interest attitude of government becomes serious during granting
of project period where NGOs and CSOs those have good relation with ministerial
experts and are compelled to bribe the relevant officials/politicians to get project. On the
other hand, NGOs'/CSOs' sho1t time projects limit the sustainability of grassroots
works. Despite of having such difficulties, several grassroots works on climate change,
advocacy works both national and local level already have taken place that needs a
cooperation among all level ofNGOs, CSOs and governments where political activates
will get harmony making a balance among them and grassroots level livelihood
oppo1tunities can be sustained. Qualitative research approach is applied for this study. It
uses several research techniques such as: in-depth case studies on Bangladesh climate
change strategies and action plan, semi-structured interviews of study NGOs' managers,
CSO's leaders and ministerial experts, pa11icipant observations, informal discussions
with the field staff of selected NGOs and affected people, literature review, article
analysis and documentary searches. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RD-11-06 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant K.;
Kumar, Sivanappan |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |