“Water is to adaptation as energy is to mitigation,” Prof Saleemul Huq Anyone can become a refugee. Today, the world is witnessing the displacement of four million Ukrainians resulting from the Russian invasion. Just like a war, climate change is a major contributing factor to migration. A 2021 World Bank report predicts that up to 216 ml people could become …
Is building climate resilience feasible in a refugee context?
Ensuring equity and justice to make the indigenous communities climate resilient
A reflection: The life and livelihood of the Garo and Hajong communities residing in Bangladesh
Climate change is a global concern in today’s time, and its impact on the vulnerable population such as women, children, indigenous people, and people with disabilities (PwD) exacerbates their existing social and economic challenges. For instance, the indigenous communities are more susceptible to extreme weather events compared to the non-indigenous groups as many of them live in climate-sensitive areas, and …
The urban climate change conundrum
People, ecosystems and the economy are all at risk
One of the fundamental cornerstones of progress of a country is urbanization. The term “urbanization” is closely linked to the term “development”. Bangladesh has a high urbanization rate (Ahmed and Ahmed, 2017), and it is visible that the country is rapidly developing. The transition from an under-developed to a developing country was not easy. However, these advancements came at a …
The untold environmental catastrophe that is being caused by continuous sand mining
Sand mining — the silent killer of environment
Sand mining can be regarded as a silent threat to the global ecosystem, having a significant impact on climate change, if it is not done appropriately. Unsustainable sand mining could result in riverbank collapse, deepening of river beds, sinking deltas, and coastal erosion as well as biodiversity loss, especially when coupled with the impacts of dams and climate change. Illegal, …
Climate Tribune | June 2022
Climate Tribune | June 2022 Articles in the series “A Growing Platform for Knowledge About Climate Change and Potential Solution” By Sarah Farheen Khan “Taking a human rights-based approach to understand climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh” By Rukhsar Sultana “Water Resilience through Locally Led Adaptation” By Adnan Qader “Comprehensive adaptation measures to address climate change impacts” By Dr. Golam Rabbani and …
Climate Tribune | May 2022
Climate Tribune | May 2022 Articles in the series “IS BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE FEASIBLE IN A REFUGEE CONTEXT?” By Susan Nanduddu and Stephen Bright Sakwa “SOUTH ASIA REGION RESILIENCE HUB BRING LOCAL VOICES VIRTUALLY TO COP26” by Celine d’Cruz and Fahad Haider “BANGLADESH DELTA PLAN 2100 YOUTH ACTION TRACK” by Climate Tribune Desk “THE UNTOLD ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE THAT IS …
Climate Tribune | April 2022
Climate Tribune | April 2022 Articles in the series “LOSS AND DAMAGE, WHAT’S NEXT FROM SCOTLAND? by Nicola Sturgeon “LOSSES AND DAMAGES IN A CLIMATE CHANGED WORLD” by Saleemul Huq, Ian Burton, and Simon Anderson “CLIMATE VULNERABLE NATIONS STAND UP TO MOBILIZE FUNDING FACILITIES FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE” by Md Abul Kalam Azad “ADDRESSING LOSS AND DAMAGE IS AN EQUITY …
Success story from the informal settlements of Bangladesh
Maybe access to a stable and secure job opportunity encourages/influences the informal settlers to seek legal housing status
Informal settlements emerge and flourish globally, although they are still primarily found in developing countries’ metropolitan areas. Economic stagnation and despair, excessive unemployment, natural disasters, and social disputes have caused many people to migrate from rural to urban regions. Different strategies, including clearance, relocation, upgrading, urban development, and public housing, are used in other nations to eliminate and conceal informal …
Women as rightful leaders of the movement to solve the climate crisis
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Every year International Women’s Day (March 8) honours women’s accomplishments, while also raising awareness on the issues they face. The day calls for the celebration of inclusion, and gender diversity, recognizing women and girls in all walks of life who are leading the charge to break free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination to forge women’s equality. In the year 2021, …
A ceaseless cycle of debt
Financial struggles in the coastal region of Bangladesh
People in the coastal regions of Bangladesh are stuck in an unending cycle of having to rebuild their lives destroyed due to recurring flooding and cyclones. The affected people have been running on credit to get back on their feet and struggling to settle while their living conditions are being threatened every time there is a flood or cyclone. The …