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“Exploring Resilience” decision-making framework aims to promote resilient livelihoods and emphasizes the importance of careful design and the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process.
Copy of Project 1- Revised.mp4In April 2024, we visited the village of Kaidahara in Rangpur, Bangladesh, and captured firsthand accounts from farmers and landowners struggling with significant challenges. This documentary sheds light on issues like land confiscation, loan inaccessibility, increased irrigation costs, and transboundary water problems.
Story of Bangladesh Farmers
Story of Bangladesh Farmers
The voices in the documentary represent the real challenges that our game simulates in an engaging, participatory format.
The game is not just a theoretical tool—it is designed to reflect actual ground realities, encouraging players to understand and empathize with the stakeholders they represent.
Bridging the gap between the struggles of local farmers and strategic decision-making processes fosters a deeper understanding of how inclusive, participatory approaches can lead to sustainable and equitable solutions.
The “Exploring Resilience” approach allows for:
Rapid mapping of stakeholders and their stakes
Rapid mapping of the challenges for integrated and shared vision
Connect agriculture, infrastructure, hydrology, build resilience and sustainability for climate change
Play Serious Games with integrated planning
Generic framework that can be localized and contextualized for specific situations
The image shows an example of the game dynamics:
Players choose from the set of interventions through discussion and using given budget
Their choices are incorporated into the Rapid Impact Tool (RIT)
The RIT shows the change in indicators and the overall impact of the players' choices
Our approach enhances current decision-making processes by explicitly recognizing a multitude of stakeholders with varying stakes and incentives. A balanced integration of digital and non-digital components will be achieved for an effective and accessible framework.
The game offers an integrated decision support process that enables planners and stakeholders to analyze different scenarios and trade-offs, evaluate the environmental, social, and economic impacts of various interventions, and optimize the allocation of resources and infrastructure. The approach facilitates coordination and collaboration among different actors, and foster public participation and transparency in the planning process. Players are presented with a range of potential interventions, each carrying a unique budget and impact. Participants must work together to make informed decisions that align with their respective goals and budget constraints.
This engaging and interactive experience encourages critical thinking, negotiation, and strategic planning, while promoting a holistic approach to solving the complex challenges related to agriculture, disaster management, water management, infrastructure development etc. By recording and analyzing the discussions and outcomes, the game aims to uncover innovative opportunities for a given region, contributing to the real-world pursuit of a more resilient and sustainable future.
The Team
Willem is a senior expert on integrated water resources management. Willem started Carthago Consultancy as an independent consultancy in 1995. Ever since he has been involved in advising on management of large river, both in Netherlands and international. Currently Willem is involved in projects in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan.
Khushnuma is a junior consultant at Carthago Consultancy. She graduated from the Flood Risk Management program with the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. She has been developing frameworks that incorporate community mental models for integrated water management and agricultural system in flood and drought prone areas.
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