Contact Person: Zakia Naznin
Type: Workshop
The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is organizing a community/local stakeholders’ consultation in Nilphamari, Bangladesh in the frame of HI-AWARE Research Component 2 (“socio-economic, governance and gender drivers and conditions leading to climate vulnerability”) on 6 January 2016.
The objectives of the consultation are as follows:
- Orientation and awareness about climate change impacts, socio-economic drivers/conditions leading to vulnerability and research activities of the HI-AWARE project;
- Sharing key findings from the participatory assessment and getting feedback and reflections from the community and local stakeholders; and
- Learning more about local innovation and adaptation from the actors and stakeholders.
Schedule
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Time |
Sessions and Objectives |
Responsibility and Methods/materials |
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09:00-10:00 |
Opening session to set the scene and tone |
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Welcome note |
Speech by the Chairman of the UP |
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Overview of the Hi-AWARE project; Importance and Approach of the Participatory Assessment of Socio-economic Drivers and Conditions |
Dr. Md. Abu Syed, Fellow of BCAS |
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10:00-10:30 |
Tea Break and Health Break |
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10:30-12: 30 |
Sharing of the Key Findings and getting participatory reflections |
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Presentation on Geophysical Conditions and Climate Stress |
Tanzina Dilshad using 2-3 large posters; display of products of participatory exercise |
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Socio-economic Conditions and Drivers (Population, occupation, economic class/categories, poverty, gender inequity and marginalization/exclusion) of the two villages |
Zakia Naznin using 3-4 large posters |
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Level of vulnerability by sectors and social categories with multiple socio-economic drivers and stressors |
Md. Arfanuzzaman using 2-3 large posters |
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Adaptation Needs and priorities by social categories (mainly of the poor, women and excluded groups) considering their gender needs and interest |
Zakia Naznin using 2-3 large posters |
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12:30-13:00 |
Group work and reflections on Local Adaptation and Innovation by sectors: Water, agriculture, Health, Housing and DRR etc. |
NGOs, UP Members and Community leaders |
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13:00-14:00 |
Concluding (drawing learning, appreciation of the participation, contribution and ownership by the community; and scope of future collaboration in the project site) and lunch |
Remarks by the Chair and Dr. Md. Abu Syed, Fellow BCAS |