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The future of international finance for development: Development assistance or climate finance?

By ICCCAD
November 8, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
2,201

(Originally published on Dhaka Tribune here) As a developing country and member of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, Bangladesh is used to receiving development assistance from rich countries since our independence over four decades ago. This development assistance is received under what is commonly called Official Development Assistance (ODA). This has amounted to the tune of several billion dollars …

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Adaptation to climate change – moving from local to national, and planning for the long term

By ICCCAD
November 1, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
2,061

(This article originally published here) By 2050, climate change impact could make an additional 14% of the country extremely vulnerable to flooding and dislocate more than 35 million people  Adaptation means taking the necessary steps to adjust policies and practices in order to reduce as much as possible the adverse impacts of climate change. Adaptation to climate change must be …

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Sea level rising by 6-20mm each year

By ICCCAD
November 1, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
2,575

(This article originally published here) Government should install at least 10 high precision automatic tidal gauge stations along the coast Bangladesh has been experiencing sea-level rise by 6-20mm per year in three different coastal regions, a new study prepared after analysing 30 years’ data on tidal water states.   The study named “Assessment of Sea Level Rise and Vulnerability in …

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Salinity-triggered migration now alarming

By ICCCAD
October 14, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
3,857

(Article originally published here) Population growth rates in some of the worst salinity-hit coastal districts of Bangladesh have become negative, coupled with a staggering growth in slums, point at a mass exodus of agro-based people towards the urban areas. The alarming intrusion of salinity into vast tracts of arable land in these districts can be directly linked to the global …

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Adaptation strategies of poor urban migrants in the context of climate change: A case study of Natore, Sirajganj, and Rajshahi

By ICCCAD
October 4, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
2,597

(Article originally published here) The policies and their implementation must aim to locate people to cities other than Dhaka and Chittagong River erosion, continuous flooding, and long droughts — these calamities are everyday realities for some Bangladeshis. They affect livelihoods, disrupt lives and uproot people from their homes. Observations from a recent study show that migration is an important strategy …

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The 2015 Paris Climate Summit: Dilemma and Direction

By ICCCAD
October 3, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
1,886

(Article originally published here) Having attended all twenty conferences of parties (COPs) of the UN’s climate body over the years and now planning to be in Paris for the twenty-first in December, I am feeling ambivalent about the entire enterprise. Everything I hear about in the build-up seems to be a mixture of good news and bad news. On the one …

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Dhaka – a city on the brink of a climate refugee crisis

By ICCCAD
September 20, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
3,393

(This article has originally been published here) To the surprise of very few, Dhaka has been ranked as one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Delving deeper beneath the apparent reasons – overpopulation, pollution, and congestion – reveals a major underlying cause: unsustainable levels of climate induced displacement and migration. “Climate change acts as a trigger for migration,” …

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Adaptation to climate change — how well is Dhaka doing?

By ICCCAD
September 19, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
3,429

(This article has originally been published here) A recent article by researchers working at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in the Tribune explained the challenges Dhaka will face due to climate change. The city has a population of over 18 million residents and continues to grow at an explosive 6.9% yearly rate. Climatic pressures are a major …

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We need to hear children’s voices when adapting to climate change

By ICCCAD
September 19, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
1,999

“It is very important for people to know about climate change because it will matter to their survival in the coming days,” says DJ Wena, aged 12, from a small village in the Philippines. She is one of the main anchors of a local radio program called Voice of the Youth, Sound of the Truth. It is a weekly children’s …

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Mainstreaming climate change with development

By ICCCAD
August 31, 2015
in :  Dhaka Tribune Articles
2,330

(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,” …

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