Components of the knowledge network theory

The knowledge brokers play key roles in maintaining the network between the actors. The proposed knowledge network theory explains the network as an alliance of different types of actors – state actors, transnational actors, and non-state actors. This chapter introduces the actors and explains climate finance in Bangladesh from which the actors attain their political and economic interests. It analyzes the role of five knowledge brokers who contributed to producing the knowledge of adaptation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment (IPCC) Reports since 2001. Their contributions in the IPCC reports mainly focus on adaptation as resilience or ecological resilience, which refers to infrastructural development projects. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies is one of the leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh, which was established in 1986. The NGO conducts research on climate change, environmental issues, and sustainable development and implements various kinds of climate change adaptation projects in the country.

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