Project leader: Dr Hemant R Ojha
Partners and collaborators: DIIS, Forest Action Nepal, Dannida Fellowship Centre
Duration : 2012-2016
Brief description of the project: The research will address the knowledge gap that currently exists about the role of district level institutions (specifically local government, agricultural advisory services, agencies involved with natural resource management and farmer organizations) in providing an enabling environment for climate change adaptation. These meso-level (district or sub-district) institutions play a key role at the interface between national policies and individual/community level adaptation efforts, and the research programme will explore (i) the nature and extent of their engagements and interactions in climate change adaptation, and (ii) the factors and processess that stimulate, constrain or block innovation in relation to climate change adaptation. By investigating the ways that local government, agencies/groups responsible for natural resource management, agricultural advisory services and farmer organisations respond to climate change, the programme will go further to develop new policy relevant knowledge. Besides, as the country is in a political transition phase, it is important to understand and explore the forms of future local governance system in general and role of local government bodies in particular in achieving climate resilient development.
More information: ojhahemant1@googlemail.com
