It's going to be an interesting 10 years: Adaptation, Climate Change and the Future of International Development
The inconveniences from COVID-19 may pale in comparison as to what climate change may have in store for us all. Rising temperatures, rising seas, burning forests, and drying rivers aren't just likely - they're guaranteed according to the 2021 IPCC report. Clearly this will impact development both in terms of how projects are carried out, and how international development is taught and carried out. David Bonnardeaux is Pact’s director of the environment. Overseeing a wide ranging portfolio of environmentally focused projects, David shares his thoughts about how to create positive environmental outcomes from community-based projects. Dr. Huish published an article earlier this year saying that International Development Studies would need to have a big re-think going forward. Together, they offer a conversation that treads on terrifying while searching for positive adaptation strategies. David is a seasoned environment and natural resource management practitioner with over 15 years of experience. He has worked and lived across the globe, from Malawi, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, to Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Mexico and Peru. He has worked and consulted for the World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, Winrock International, USAID/Ghana, SGS Environment, Development Alternatives Inc. and McKinsey Social Initiative. At an earlier stage in his life, he consulted for the BBC Natural History Unit on a number of wildlife documentaries including The Life of Mammals and Andes to Amazon working alongside Sir David Attenborough in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador. He is an avid photographer with a focus on landscapes, portraits, nature and photojournalism, with his photos published in World Bank, USAID, Conservation International, Survival Quarterly and Roll Call publications, and featured in the Wildlife Heroes book. Check out PACT Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish