Power of partnership conference: Presentation: Safe and sustainable cities: Human security, migration and wellbeing

1. Safe and sustainable cities: human security, migration and
wellbeing
PI W. Neil Adger (University of Exeter) Co-I Tasneem Siddiqui (University of Dhaka - RMMRU) Co-I Ricardo
Safra de Campos (University of Exeter) Researcher: Lucy Faulkner (University of Exeter) Researcher:
Mohammed Rashed Bhuiyan (University of Dhaka - RMMRU) Researcher: Lucy Szaboova (University of
Exeter) Researcher: Mahmudol Hasan Rocky (RMMRU) Researcher: Tamim Billah (RMMRU)

2. Project overview
Human security
• Place attachment
• Fear violence/crime
• Material and
perceived wellbeing
• Mental health status
Social contexts
• Social capital
• Length residence
• Environmental risks
• Political integration
Objectives
• Examine the challenges of rapid
migration to urban settlements
in terms of the sustainability,
security, integration and
wellbeing of new populations.
• Employ this new knowledge to
generate insights on how
migrant populations can be
empowered into urban planning
processes in Chittagong.

3. Research approach Survey
450 migrants
Completed May 2018
Migrant perceptions of
human security and
wellbeing and risks
Photovoice
Completed Oct 2018
10 migrants 7 planners
Preparatory FGs
Perspective-taking activities:
building empathy
Completed November 2018
Two policy oriented
workshops
January and March 2019
H1: The adaptive capacity of migrant populations
is determined by their social capital, length of
residence, level of integration into urban
economies and political processes, and their
exposure to threat multipliers such as
environmental risks and hazards.
H2: Adaptive capacity of migrant populations is
revealed in outcomes such as perceptions of
place attachment, integration into host society,
and positive identity as well as the objective
measures and drivers.
H3: Higher adaptive capacity populations lead to
more sustainable outcomes and hence higher
adaptive capacity of cities themselves to promote
sustainable and safe well-being. Interventions to
reduce insecurity of migrant populations
therefore enhance the overall sustainability of
urban settlements.

4. Human security and wellbeing
57
43
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
No Yes
%ofmigrants
Food insecurity
12.8
25.6 27.5 29.3
4.8
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Completely
disagree
Disagree Neither
agree or
disagree
Agree Completely
agree
%ofmigrants
Housing insecurity
27.5
50.7
4.2
17.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Not at all Several
days
More than
half the
days
Nearly
every day
%ofmigrants
Worried about life
47.8 43.6 1.8 6.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Not at all Several days More than
half the days
Nearly every
day
%ofmigrants
Hopelessness

5. Impact
Generate insights to help targeted
city planning interventions:
• Small solutions at the local level: i.e.
provision of sanitation, access to drinking
water (WASA)
• Childcare for female workers (Planning
Commission)
• Waste management (City Corporation)
Associated with SDGs:
• SDG 11 Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and
Sustainable Settlements
• SDG 8 Inclusive Growth
• SDG 3 on Healthy Lives and Wellbeing

6. Impact going forward
Capacity building and follow up:
• Planners would like to be trained
on photovoice
• Migrants would like to have a
platform to engage directly with
government agencies
Thank you!
Twitter: @CityMigrants
Twitter: @ricsdecampos