The BCCSAP as a strategy to decrease climate change vulnerability: A case study of the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Grabbert, Gertrud

4. term

Development and International Relations, Master

2010

2010-09-01

71

Klimaændringer mærkes over hele verden og rammer ofte lavindkomst- og udviklingslande hårdest. Det kan bremse fremskridt mod FN's Millennium-udviklingsmål om mindre sygdom, sult, fattigdom og miljøskader. Som svar udvikler mange regeringer klimastrategier og handlingsplaner. Denne afhandling giver en kritisk analyse af Bangladeshs Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) som middel til at reducere sårbarhed over for klimaændringer i Bangladesh. Sårbarhed forstås som, hvor udsatte mennesker – især de fattige – er for klimakonsekvenser, og hvor godt de kan håndtere dem. Analysen anvender et udviklings- og samfundsfagligt perspektiv på sårbarhed. Studiet gennemfører en todelt dokumentanalyse. Først undersøges sårbarheden blandt fattige i Bangladesh for at identificere, hvem der er mest udsat, og hvorfor. Dernæst vurderes BCCSAP i forhold til disse fund for at se, om planen imødekommer de sårbares behov og kan reducere deres risiko. Case-studiet bygger på forskellige kilder, herunder personlige andenhånds observationer, statistikker, analyser fra NGO'er og regeringsdokumenter. En teoretisk ramme, der kombinerer sårbarhed, levebrød og adgang, styrer analysen; levebrød beskriver, hvordan mennesker tjener til livet, og hvilke ressourcer og kapitaler de er afhængige af. Afhandlingen leverer analyser, der kan understøtte videre debat og diskussion om klimaindsatser og handlingsplaner i Bangladesh.

Climate change is felt worldwide and often hits low-income, developing countries hardest. It can slow progress toward the UN Millennium Development Goals—reducing disease, hunger, poverty, and environmental damage. In response, many governments develop climate strategies and action plans. This thesis offers a critical analysis of Bangladesh’s Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) as a way to reduce climate change vulnerability in Bangladesh. Vulnerability here means how likely people—especially the poor—are to be harmed by climate impacts and how well they can cope. The analysis uses a social science, development perspective on vulnerability. The study conducts a two-step document analysis. First, it examines the vulnerability of poor people in Bangladesh to identify who is most at risk and why. Second, it assesses the BCCSAP against these findings to consider whether the plan addresses the needs of vulnerable groups and can reduce their risk. The case study draws on diverse sources, including personal second-hand observations, statistics, analyses from NGOs, and government documents. A theoretical framework combining vulnerability, livelihood, and access guides the analysis; livelihood refers to how people make a living and the different kinds of resources or capitals they rely on. The thesis provides analysis intended to inform further discussion and debate on climate change strategies and action plans in Bangladesh.

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climate change ; Bangladesh ; vulnerability ; Ribot ; Ellis

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