Despite promising steps taken at COP26 in Glasgow last November, the world is off track to close the gap to limit global temperatures to 1.5°C. There is a growing consensus that a failure to do this is not only an environmental issue, but a human rights issue too, and has been officially recognised as such (UN Human Rights Council Resolution …

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society have launched a new data service that provides national users short-term climate and weather forecast information for decision making. The Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) initiative helps countries overcome significant gaps in their historical climate records by an innovative combination of satellite observations and local ground …

Rebecca Eldon one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. Researching Bangladesh’s Nationally Determined Contribution Since my first visit to Bangladesh, the country has stood out to me as one of the most unique places in the world. There is incredible beauty, seen both in the population’s love for art and culture, and in the deeply rooted kindness and hospitality …

“I will never forget those voices and those faces sitting in front of me,” Sarah Johnson, a student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), said over coffee at a campus café recently, as she described a meeting she had with a group of elderly rice farmers in the Charlands of western Bangladesh this past summer. Johnson made the trip …

Sarah Moody one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. In 2017 I began a bachelors of science in Global Health at Imperial College London, this was my first academic venture into the wider determinants of health.  At Imperial I was introduced to the impacts of climate change on health in some initial lectures.  These sparked my interest, so that when it …

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 …

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, …