GO-NGO Partnership and Sustainability of Climate Change Adaptation

Sustainability of climate change adaptation is currently the core point in climate-vulnerable countries like Bangladesh. The policies in adaptation interventions like water resources management and associated disaster risk reduction promoted by the government (Go) in Bangladesh are supposed to overcome the climate change effects and ensure local communities' sustainability. However, their effectiveness in the context of long term success was questionable as local people failed to eradicate their sufferings. Given the prominence of global governance lately, this question gets greater attention, and the neoliberal perspective emphasizes GO and NGO (Non-Government Organization) partnership. Based on the importance of this partnership, this paper explores the performances of GO-NGOs partnership by using the data of the research project, DECCMA (DEltas, vulnerability, and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation). The findings argue that despite a significant level of success in the partnership in climate change adaptation, local communities still encounter a major sustainability concern because of top-down policy practices. This concern can be addressed under the framework of adaptation governance.