Abstract
The emergence of NGOs represents an organized response by civil society especially in those areas in which the state has either failed to reach or done so inadequately. NGOs have been taking a number of steps to promote discussion and debate about climate change issues. The study was conducted to determine the role of a coastal NGO named Speed Trust in attaining resilience in response to climate change in coastal region; viz. Kalapara sub-district under Patuakhali district. The sample size of the study was 80 respondents. The study followed a mixed-method of research design. Both structured and semi-structured questionnaires were prepared for collecting quantitative and qualitative data from the respondent. The empirical data for the study were collected through personal interviewing of the respondents. The findings of the study revealed that the role of Speed Trust in attaining climate resilience of the study area was varied with the change of aspects of climate resilience. It also indicated that majority (80 percent) of the respondents perceived the idea that Speed Trust is playing moderate to highly effective role in attaining climate resilience. While only 1.2 percent had perceived as poor role in attaining resilience in response to climate change. Correlation analysis indicated that among the selected socio-economic characteristics, respondent’s education, organizational participation, training on climate resilience, consequence due to climate change and participation in climate resilience program showed positive and significant relationship with the role of Speed Trust in response to climate resilience. Step-wise multiple regression analysis explored that amongst five variables, three independent variables finally entered into the model and the contribution factors are: participation, training, and organizational participation. They are jointly accounted for 62.2 percent of the total variation with perceived role of Speed Trust in attaining climate resilience. It was also established that the absolute majority (100 percent) of the respondents had to face low to medium level problems in getting Sped Trust’s services on climate change issues.
Highlights
Climate change is one of the most important issues to tackle this generation and possibly any generation in history
The middle aged people are aware about the climate change issues due to their better experience and the NGOs work with the middle people to mitigate the consequences of climate change and building climate resilience [17]
The findings indicate that out of three significant socioeconomic characteristics obtained from the multiple linear regressions, all three such as participation in climate resilience program, training on climate resilience program and organizational participations entered into the model
Summary
Climate change is one of the most important issues to tackle this generation and possibly any generation in history. Bangladesh is a very low energy consuming country; it is pursuing a low carbon growth path, while building its resilience to climate change and reducing the risk of climate change, which represents national development. Bangladesh is one of the top 10 nations that are mostly vulnerable to climate change and by the end of the century, Bangladesh may be set to disappear under the waves. The potential impacts of climate change by themselves may not always pose the greatest threat to natural coastal systems; in conjunction with other stresses, they could become a serious issue for coastal societies, in those places where the resilience of the coast has been reduced [9]. The main motivation behind this research was to be aimed at better understanding the role of NGOs in attaining climate resilience in the coastal area of Bangladesh to face consequences of climate change
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