Paper short abstract:

This paper investigates the justice implications of climate change for disadvantaged urban communities including women, immigrants, refugees and LGBTQ+. Using Sydney and Dhaka as case study, I examine how climate change programs and policies are conceptualized, mobilised and put into practice.

Paper long abstract:

This paper primarily provides new evidence to inform climate policy and resilience strategies, through qualitative fieldwork, archival research and ethnography. The comparison of Sydney and Dhaka aims to inform evidence-based policymaking across developed and developing urban environments. The cross-disciplinary approach integrates city planners in both Sydney and Dhaka, by supporting SDGs. Specifically, the study finds the progression of SDG 10 ‘Reduced Inequalities’ and climate action strategies by investigating the drivers and intersectional markers of marginalisation together with sustainable resilience building process within both urban communities.