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The Political Economy of Climate Resilient Development Planning in Bangladesh

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Main author:	Alam, Khurshid
Other authors:	Shamsuddoha, Md. Tanner, Thomas Sultana, Moshahida Huq, Muhammad Jahedul Kabir, Sumaiya S.
Format:	Journal Article
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id	eprints-31352
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	Following three major disasters in 2007, Bangladesh intensified its effort to tackle climate change through development of the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP). The process of plan formulation led to debates nationally and internationally regarding the financing and integration of climate change into development planning. Using a political economic lens, this article illustrates how major national initiatives around international problems must be understood in terms of the interplay of actors, their ideas and power relations. The article argues that: (i) Power relations among actors significantly influenced the selection of ideas and implementation activities; (ii) Donor concerns around aid effectiveness and consequent creation of parallel mechanisms of planning and implementation may run counter to both the mainstreaming process and the alignment of assistance with country priorities and systems; (iii) Climate change planning processes must be opened up to include actors from across sectors, population groups and geographical areas.
format	Journal Article
author	Alam, Khurshid
author_facet	Alam, Khurshid Shamsuddoha, Md. Tanner, Thomas Sultana, Moshahida Huq, Muhammad Jahedul Kabir, Sumaiya S.
authorStr	Alam, Khurshid
author_letter	Alam, Khurshid
author2	Shamsuddoha, Md. Tanner, Thomas Sultana, Moshahida Huq, Muhammad Jahedul Kabir, Sumaiya S.
author2Str	Shamsuddoha, Md. Tanner, Thomas Sultana, Moshahida Huq, Muhammad Jahedul Kabir, Sumaiya S.
title	The Political Economy of Climate Resilient Development Planning in Bangladesh
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2011
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31352/