Posts reporting directly from fieldwork: pilot visits, researcher reflections, and on-the-ground observations from country engagements. Use for any post written from or about a field visit.
Introducing the pilot visit, situating the study: In September of 2025 I embarked on a pilot field visit as part of my doctoral research journey. Travelling from Dublin to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (which is the site of my research), my goal was to engage with civil society organisations working in the development space. Broadly…
This blog forms Part 2 of a two-part series reflecting on field research undertaken in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region. At Geoformations, our work in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region offered a case study for understanding how shifting funding conditions, across scales, influence the governance space in which NGOs engaged in climate-adaptation operate. The first instalment in this blog series traced adaptation aid in the…
This blog forms Part 1 of a two-part series reflecting on field research undertaken in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region. When tropical storm Sara hit the Pacific region of Costa Rica, infrastructure was damaged, roads were blocked, houses and businesses were…