Saleh Ahmed one of our Visiting Researchers shares his Experience. Understanding the Demands for Climate Services in Coastal Farming Communities of Bangladesh By-Saleh Ahmed Anomalies in weather and climate patterns are increasingly evident in many parts of the world, and the people of Bangladesh are experiencing those first hand. While the entire country is exposed to various climate stresses, the densely …

Nureen Faiza Anisha one of our  Alumnus  shares her story. My interest in the field of climate change was triggered by the climatology course I took in my undergraduate final year in BUET, where I was studying water resources engineering (WRE). I was so driven by that 2 credit course, I did my undergraduate thesis on delineating the relationship between climatic …

Robert Irven one of our Visiting Researchers shares his story. Seeking Justice for the Slum Dwellers of Dhaka When I first decided to pursue topics of environmental migration, climate justice and urbanization in Dhaka, Bangladesh for my Masters of International Development at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, I had no idea how much such an endeavor would shape and change my life. …

Ashali Bhandari one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. The Urban Challenge: What Makes Transformative Adaptation Difficult in Dhaka? The monsoon season in South Asia elicits a variety of emotions: children rejoice as the summer heat is disrupted by the cool drops of rain and farmers anxiously await the return of the crop after a season of planting seeds. However, …

Danielle Falzon one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. Envisioning Transformative Adaptation in Bangladesh Adaptation and development in Bangladesh are one in the same issue. This became clear to me almost immediately when I arrived in Dhaka and began working with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). As a country that faces enormous geographic vulnerability to climate change, …

Charlotte Hugman one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. Climate Change is here: Learning from Bangladesh My journey to Bangladesh began some time ago, in the Himalayan mountains in April 2015. I had just recently qualified as a lawyer and had taken unpaid leave to travel round parts of Asia. My friend and I had started a 10-day trek to Annapurna …

C. Emdad Haque one of our Visiting Researcher share his story.   Learning resilience from the people of Bangladesh By C. Emdad Haque In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a panel of experts on CNN suggested that if any country or society needs to learn about resilience to natural disasters, they should look to Bangladesh. This is because Bangladeshis have confronted …

Anja Rühlemann one of our Visiting Researcher share her Experience on Global Development Institute Blog. Learning from Local Experts in Bangladesh By Anja Ruehlemann While I was doing my Masters in International Development at The University of Manchester my mentor Dr Joanne Jordan not only triggered my passion for climate change topics, but also laid the path to one of my most memorable …

International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) signs MOU with icddr,b Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23 July 2017, the two centres will work to raise awareness on risks associated with climate change and gather and share relevant knowledge. Based in Bangladesh, ICCCAD aims to gain and distribute knowledge on climate change and specifically adaptation and thereby …

One of our Visiting Researcher Nadine Suliman share her Experience on Global Development Institute Blog.   The value in stepping outside your comfort zone: a journey to discovery at the ICCCAD in Dhaka   By-Nadine Suliman The Global Development Institute- International Centre for Climate Change and Development internship programme that was established by Dr Joanne Jordan.  If I was told a year ago …