Dear Colleagues,
My name is Sylvia Lima and I am conducting a survey as part of my Ph.D. research in evaluation of climate change adaptation success in coastal areas of developing countries with Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (VUW).
The research has been approved by the Human Ethics Committee of the University (approval #0000027792) and you can find more information below.
This survey is anonymous and will take you about 15 minutes to complete. Your answers will remain completely anonymous and unidentifiable.
Your support will be much appreciated. Please feel free to share the link to the survey with colleagues that might be interested in collaborating with this research.
Thank you.
Sylvia Lima
Follow this link to the Survey: http://vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3MWP87pOS7Z7ZH
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
You are invited to take part in this survey. Please read this information before deciding whether or not to take part. If you decide to participate, thank you. If you decide not to participate, thank you for considering this request.
Who am I? My name is Sylvia Lima and I am a Doctoral student in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. This research project is work towards my dissertation.
What is the aim of the project? This project seeks to understand success criteria and evaluation for climate change adaptation projects implemented in coastal zones of developing countries funded through multilateral organizations. This research has been approved by the Victoria University of Wellington Human Ethics Committee 0000027792.
How can you help? You have been invited to participate because of your experience and knowledge of climate change adaptation strategies in coastal zones. If you agree to take part you will complete a survey. The survey will ask you questions about your opinion and perception of climate change adaptation success and aspects of monitoring and evaluation of adaptation strategies. The survey will take you about 15 minutes to complete.
What will happen to the information you give? This research is anonymous. This means that nobody, including the researchers, will be aware of your identity. By answering it, you are giving consent for us to use your responses in this research. Your answers will remain completely anonymous and unidentifiable. Once you submit the survey, it will be impossible to retract your answer. Please do not include any personally identifiable information in your responses.
What will the project produce? The information from my research will be used in Ph.D. dissertation and academic publications and conferences.
If you have any questions or problems, who can you contact? If you have any questions, either now or in the future, please feel free to contact either me or my supervisors. If you have any concerns about the ethical conduct of the research, you may contact the Victoria University HEC Convenor. Please see all contacts below.
Student’contacts
Sylvia Lima
Victoria University of Wellington
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Human Ethics Committee information
Dr Judith Loveridge
Victoria University HEC Convenor
Victoria University of Wellington
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +64-4-463 6028
Supervisors’ contacts:
John Overton
Professor and Programme Director, Development Studies
Victoria University of Wellington
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +64 04 4635281
Judy Lawrence
Senior Research Fellow
Victoria University of Wellington
Climate Change Research Institute, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +64 04 463 9601
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