About the Project
The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) has partnered with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Shushilan in a 4.5 year long project called Paribartan, ‘Participatory Action Research on Locally-led Iterative Learning and Inclusive Business Models for Adaptive Transformation in Bangladesh Polders’ funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). This project is a research initiative that seeks to enhance farmers’ capacity to adapt to changing conditions. This initiative will support collective and individual decision-making, raising resources to empower farmers, and improve their ability to engage with necessary stakeholders. Additionally, the project will focus on designing and trialing processes, tools, and guides to build the capacity of community groups, promoting action learning and iterative co-creation.
Project Activity
The diagram illustrates a “Transformation Pathway” aimed at achieving transformative adaptation through structured research activities and cross-cutting themes. The research activities are divided into three phases: identifying adaptation options and business models, trialing these options, and scaling them. The first phase, lasting 18 months, focuses on agricultural adaptation options, political economy analysis, and business model development. The second phase, spanning two 12-month periods, involves locally led adaptive goal-setting and integrated processes. The final 12-month phase emphasizes scaling adaptation options and business models, with advisory committee mentoring.
Cross-cutting themes essential to this pathway include iterative monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), a gender strategy, and farmer-led multi-stakeholder networks. The pathway also highlights the role of advisory committees in providing feedback and leadership mentoring. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve systemic change and sustainability, leading to a transformed institutional structure and the accelerated implementation of diverse adaptation options.