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Article, Civil Society Organisations, Climate, Development Studies, Environment, Global Policy

Shifting Aid, Shifting Ground: How NGOs are Adapting in Costa Rica’s Pacific Region

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…

Ivonne López Arce
November 21, 2025

Article, Civil Society Organisations, Climate, Development Studies, Environment, Global Policy

Researching NGOs & Climate Adaptation amid Global Aid Shifts: Field Reflections from Costa Rica’s Pacific Region

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…

Ivonne López Arce
October 28, 2025

Article

Developing new frameworks for just governance models

Global network connections on world map illustration.

Discussing her research background and the project’s goals with the Office of the Dean of Research, Murphy highlighted the importance of adaptive, inclusive, and just development cooperation governance as complex needs continue to accelerate, and trust and legitimacy in traditional…

Susan Murphy
March 30, 2024