Research and Documentation
DUS has a strong Research and Documentation Cell to conduct quality research in diverse areas of human and social development sectors, covering most importantly education, health, livelihood development, environment, human rights and social justice. The R&D cell works as a professional support services unit to fulfill the growing demand for generation and systematic analysis of information in connection with the increasing involvement of DUS in its development activities. Thus it engages in survey and research activities addressing the in-house needs of the organization for exploring and examining the feasible approaches for development, planning, designing, piloting, assessing and improving the implementation and performance of a wide range of projects, and determining the best practices and models of socio-economic interventions.
DUS is implementing a research based project named Hatiya Dwip Livelihood Survey (HDLS) project with the financial and technical support of CSEAS Kyoto University of Japan. The project is being implementing in 4 villages of Hatiya Dwip i.e. Rajerhawla, Charlotia, Aladigram and Shunnorchar.
The objective of the project is to examine the empirical evidence on the natural of present and possible climate-change-induced health, migration challenges and vulnerabilities of the coastal people of Bangladesh with emphasis on women, children as well as to understand their adaptive capacity to climate threats.
This is a questionnaire based survey which is conducting by 2 field officers who are reportable to the Research and Documentation Coordinator. The Coordinator is overall responsible for data analysis, data entry, data processing, report writing, prepare case study regarding history, culture and life of Hatiya etc.
The aims of the study include the following:
– To compile evidence on the impacts of climate change and disasters on health and migration in the coastal areas of Bangladesh
– Understand people’s especially women and children’s vulnerability, their adaptive capacity and how government programs and policy influence can improve their ability to cope with future climate change
– Identifying likely patterns of health vulnerabilities, their impulses and the likely number of people who will be vulnerable to climate change induced health challenges
– Identifying likely patterns of migration, their impulses and the likely number of people who will be vulnerable to climate change induced migration
– Assessing human insecurities caused by climate-change induced migration including impacts on livelihoods and income, loss of social capital, impact on traditional coping mechanisms, impacts on already marginalized groups
– Identifying adaptation strategies and policies including options for non-migration
– To produce recommendations for further research on the availability and appropriateness of data, gaps in knowledge and relevant policy gaps relating to health, migration and climate change
– Exploring governance and institutional approaches that can support strategies to anticipate, prevent and where necessary, manage climate-change induced health and migration challenges
DUS is implementing the project to assess the present status, challenges and coping mechanism of the local people, to have a clear understanding of the present and potential vulnerabilities as well as way forward to address them adequately. As such, the findings of the study can greatly help in policy advocacy as well as design and undertake appropriate project interventions.
