Engaging Social Media for Promoting Transparency in Bangladeshi Climate Change Projects: A Case Study of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (Bcct)

ABSTRACT : The purpose of this study is to identify the involvement of social media for accelerating the issue of transparency in climate change projects in Bangladesh. The study seeks to investigate the interaction of social media in civic engagement and citizen opinion for visualizing more transparent ways of implementing climate change projects authorized by the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) which has already executed 161 projects across the country. Using data from conducting surveys of local populations in eight divisional areas, this study finds a positive relationship between social media exploration in climate change projects and transparency promotion in the country. The interaction of social media, frequency of use of the media, formations of citizen opinion and convenient way of giving feedback in climate change projects have also discussed in the study to promote transparency.
KEYWORDS: Social Media, Civic Engagement, Climate Change, Projects and Transparency