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Sustaining Rights-Based Youth Climate Action During Political Transitions : A Case Study of the YES4ECO Project in Bangladesh

Binte Ahsan, Khadiza Tul Qubra LU (2025) MIDM19 20251
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This thesis analyses how rights-based youth climate groups can sustain their interventions during political transitions, using the YES4ECO project in Bangladesh as a case study. The youth-led project in the climate-vulnerable districts of Bangladesh faced disruption following the uprising in July 2024, as it destabilised the local government structures. The study draws on 29 key informant interviews with the relevant youth, community leaders, local government representatives, and project staff, using a qualitative case study approach. With political ecology and Gaventa’s Power Cube as the grounding theory and concept, the study explores the activities of the youth interventions and their internal challenges, the impact of political... (More)
This thesis analyses how rights-based youth climate groups can sustain their interventions during political transitions, using the YES4ECO project in Bangladesh as a case study. The youth-led project in the climate-vulnerable districts of Bangladesh faced disruption following the uprising in July 2024, as it destabilised the local government structures. The study draws on 29 key informant interviews with the relevant youth, community leaders, local government representatives, and project staff, using a qualitative case study approach. With political ecology and Gaventa’s Power Cube as the grounding theory and concept, the study explores the activities of the youth interventions and their internal challenges, the impact of political transitions on their interventions, and lastly, how they adapt or plan to adapt to such transitions, ultimately sustaining their efforts. The findings show that youth-led climate adaptation is not only technical but also political, where the youth challenge power and adaptation governance structures. While the political transitions led to disruption in the adaptation governance processes, creating a void, institutional memory-loss and uncertainty, it also led to the youth rediscovering themselves as rights-holders. The youth developed strategies such as strengthening alliances, documenting verbal commitments by governance actors, training future leaders, etc., to adapt to those transitions. (Less)
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author
Binte Ahsan, Khadiza Tul Qubra LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Youth climate action, political transition, rights-based approach, climate adaptation, Bangladesh
language
English
id
9195194
date added to LUP
2025-06-11 13:01:32
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2025-06-11 13:01:32
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  abstract     = {{This thesis analyses how rights-based youth climate groups can sustain their interventions during political transitions, using the YES4ECO project in Bangladesh as a case study. The youth-led project in the climate-vulnerable districts of Bangladesh faced disruption following the uprising in July 2024, as it destabilised the local government structures. The study draws on 29 key informant interviews with the relevant youth, community leaders, local government representatives, and project staff, using a qualitative case study approach. With political ecology and Gaventa’s Power Cube as the grounding theory and concept, the study explores the activities of the youth interventions and their internal challenges, the impact of political transitions on their interventions, and lastly, how they adapt or plan to adapt to such transitions, ultimately sustaining their efforts. The findings show that youth-led climate adaptation is not only technical but also political, where the youth challenge power and adaptation governance structures. While the political transitions led to disruption in the adaptation governance processes, creating a void, institutional memory-loss and uncertainty, it also led to the youth rediscovering themselves as rights-holders. The youth developed strategies such as strengthening alliances, documenting verbal commitments by governance actors, training future leaders, etc., to adapt to those transitions.}},
  author       = {{Binte Ahsan, Khadiza Tul Qubra}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sustaining Rights-Based Youth Climate Action During Political Transitions : A Case Study of the YES4ECO Project in Bangladesh}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}