Desire for development: seeking social change though climate adaption projects

This article considers why residents of Tajikistan seek out development projects, which are increasingly focused on adaptation to climate change, even as they recognise the limitations of those projects. Experiences of meaningful development during the Soviet era, along with foreign media accounts a...

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Published inDevelopment in practice Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 244 - 254
Main Author Rubinov, Igor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 17.02.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Aid - Aid effectiveness
Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
Civil society - NGOs
Climate change
Development programs
Environment (built and natural) - Climate change
Labour and livelihoods
Livelihood
Participation
Residents
Social change
Social development
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Summary:This article considers why residents of Tajikistan seek out development projects, which are increasingly focused on adaptation to climate change, even as they recognise the limitations of those projects. Experiences of meaningful development during the Soviet era, along with foreign media accounts and migrant experiences abroad, reoriented people's expectations and encouraged them to seek aid. As a result, people sought out personal networks to guide development projects in the hopes of bolstering their ongoing livelihood strategies. Efforts to promote participation in development must account for the desires people hold in order to guide how projects are devised and implemented.
ISSN:0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/09614524.2019.1664995