A cornerstone of the Paris climate agreement The recently concluded COP 24, in Katowice, ended with the member states parties’ adoption of the rulebook for the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement at the national level. To accelerate the efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change adaptation several key factors need to be realized, mainly: Identifying, planning and …
Objectives: Share innovative approaches to capacity building employed by the CFTM project to promote the levels of governance and transparency of climate finance in Bangladesh Promote cross-country learning on best practices Speakers: Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University Climate Finance Transparency Mechanism (CFTM) is an issue-based project (IBP) initiated in …
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views on capacity building at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. He discusses its place in the Paris Agreement, why it’s important, what’s being done on the issue, and what progress can be expected at …
Capacity Building Workshop for Journalist on Climate Finance and Budgeting at Nascent Gardenia. Funded By ACT
Speaking at a colourful event graced by the Minister of Environment and Climate, the Minister mentioned that this book “The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building” will obviously steer debates on the subject of climate change capacity building under the Paris Agreement. "it is now time for Bangladesh to carryout rigorous evidence based research on Capacity building needs in …
ICCCAD organized a Series of Capacity Building Training Workshops on Environmental Protection for during Humanitarian Assistance for Implementing Partners of IOM, Local Govt. Officials and Media Representatives in Cox’s Bazar. This program covered by different print and electronic media representatives and reporters. Here are some links of this workshop- coxbangla.com/2018/07/16/কক্সবাজারের-রোহিঙ্গা-ক্-25/ Watch BTV News Clip
If we are going to tackle climate change, the world will have to work together As the COP22 winds down in Marrakesh, one of the low key but extremely important decisions made was setting up the Paris Committee on Capacity Building (PCCB). The committee will have the role of carrying out Article 11 of the Paris Agreement which is on …
Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) is distinct from many other private universities for several reasons. It follows the liberal arts education model. The main focus of the liberal art education is that in addition to specialised disciplines, students must be educated in other broader fields. Students of one discipline must know something about other disciplines that are related to life. When …
I am writing this from Colombo, Sri Lanka where I have been attending the Fifth Asia Pacific Adaptation forum here with over 800 participants from over fifty countries in Asia and the Pacific, including senior officials from governments, academics and researchers, civil society, media and UN agencies and development founders, private sector, and students and children came together over three …
(This article was originally posted here) The government is planning to update the climate change strategy and action plan in line with the current situation to set priority, directions and importance while undertaking development projects. “We are planning to make the updates as the climatic situation in Bangladesh has been changing gradually and some new issues need to be incorporated,” …
