Conventional social protection programmes that fail to intentionally consider climate change effects in their design and delivery are criticised for not addressing the root causes of vulnerability change, particularly rural livelihoods. Increasingly, we see a shift adaptive programming address vulnerability, which incorporates transformative objectives. However, there is dearth research into approaches. Addressing this gap, employ "rights-based approach" assess how affords greater resilience...

Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on the mainstreaming and integration of climate change strategies to make social protection systems more adaptive effective for tackling mounting climate-induced vulnerability. However, little is known about extent which concerns are being incorporated into what drives such integration. Employing building blocks framework political settlement theory, we assess progress made in efforts Bangladesh, provide economy analysis relevant policies,...

As climate change accelerates, adaptive social protection programmes are becoming increasingly more popular than conventional assistance programmes, since they seen to enhance people's resilience and well-being outcomes. Despite this upsurge, little is known about the impacts of on outcomes as compared programmes. This paper examines economic functions that both types offer through empirical studies in two climate-vulnerable zones Bangladesh. By operationalising a simplified analytical...

Improved public service delivery and accountability have increasingly turned out to be important issues in sector management. In Bangladesh, there has been noteworthy progress, including the introduction of citizen's charter since 2008. This article explores contribution improving at local government land administration, adopting a qualitative longitudinal study. Analysis findings reveals that most recipients are ignorant about even after 8 years its introduction. The charters mainly...

Abstract As the consequences of climate change become better understood, there is growing agreement among development practitioners and academics on need for mainstreaming adaptation into social protection. This review paper assesses progress in efforts, revealing that has been considerable made to date. However, a number critical issues relating challenges such context developing countries conceptual framework needed assess outcomes developmental programmes are yet be addressed. These...

Abstract A number of studies have established that politics has a role in shaping and implementing Social Safety Net Programmes ( SSNP s) and, conversely, s also influence national or local politics. This study qualitatively analyzes the micro level political discourses Food‐For‐Work programme, one top 10 Bangladesh, using concepts access, institutions agency under livelihood framework. The analysis findings reveals programme is not effective terms stated objectives reducing poverty, but...

Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in world as a result climate change (Bastagli and Holmes, 2014; Chowdhury, 2012; Martin et al., 2013). Several reports indicate that situation will aggravate more near future cause severe vulnerabilities to lives livelihoods. A growing number literatures have emphasised on integrating Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) with Disaster Risk Management (DRM) framework develop exante expost measures for people affected by change. The main...

This paper tends to analyse the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme, a material policy of Government Bangladesh that exclusively targets poorest rural women, in terms David Easton's political system model. focuses on environments created demands for origin and development VGD programme – targeted social safety net its support sustaining about 40 years based review literatures. The analysis reveals parties, donor community partner non-governmental organisations NGOs have been found...

Social Safety Net as a part of social protection programmes is now very popular in many developing countries. Political discourses have role prioritizing and implementing such pro-poor policy. The objective this paper to understand the dynamics political that influences adopting sustaining Programmes these countries utilizing common assumptions proposed by Hickey (2006) Barrientos Pellissery (2012). analysis identifies developed Hickey, are not adequate enough capture around SSNPs These...