Climate Tribune | March 2022 Articles in the series “Women as rightful leaders of the movement to solve the climate crisis” by Rukhsar Sultana “Are we ready to tackle the heat?” by Savio Rousseau Rozario and Ali Mohammad Rezaie “Space between disaster, migration, and Covid” by Afsana Afrin Esha “Can we bridge the climate information gap through co-production?” by Farah …
Resource mobilization for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been demonstrating strong political commitment to address the issues associated with climate change
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change impacts. The low-lying land at the end of one of the world’s largest river delta systems makes Bangladesh more prone to natural disasters, like flash floods, monsoon floods, landslides, cyclones, storm surge, salinity intrusion, drought, and unpredictable rainfall. According to the Global Climate Change Risk Index, over the …
Climate Tribune | February 2022
Climate Tribune | February 2022 Articles in the series ‘The new normal: Youth leadership for climate action’ by Farah Kabir ‘Gender equality and climate justice’ by Dilruba Haider ‘Dignity in the shadows: Let’s talk about it’ by Adnan Qader & Hasin Jahan ‘The history of BRAC addressing climate change’ by Dr. Md Liakath Ali ‘The experience of Friendship SPO’ by …
Lessons learnt from cyclone Amphan and the way forward
Cyclone Amphan should be treated as an eye opener and foreshadowing of what is to come
Bangladesh – a country with one of the highest rates of vulnerability to disasters and extreme weather event is a major rea of discussion for climate change related experts, academicians and development practitioners. After the devastating cyclone Amphan, which left several coastal districts shattered in May, 2020; numerous studies, reports and articles have been published – focusing not only …
Climate Tribune | January 2022
Climate Tribune | January 2022 Articles in the series An entrepreneur’s journey to resilience in his own words by M M Jakaria and Amir Khasro Facing climate change: Improving adaptation and building resilience by Shahrina Akhtar First year of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Nature-based solution (NbS) and Bangladesh by Sakib Rahman Siddique Shuvo Listen to the wisdom of …
Facing climate change: Improving adaptation and building resilience
Extreme weather, an undesirable consequence of global climate change, is already seriously affecting the lives and livelihoods of people all around the world, especially in Bangladesh. A low-lying terrain and a high frequency of extreme events such as floods and tropical storms put Bangladesh and its 170 million people at a high risk in terms of climate vulnerability. Indeed, Bangladesh …
An entrepreneur’s journey to resilience in his own words
The following article is an account of the life of Md Rafiqul Islam from Bazar Road, Morrelganj Upazila in Bagerhat district. Rafiqul is a sanitation entrepreneur, trader, and businessman in Morrelganj. With an extended family including his parents, two sisters, wife, and two children. His family belongs in the lower-income class. However, he was able to complete his Bachelors’ degree, …
If finance is not agreed, nothing is agreed
Where do we stand after COP26 and where to go?
World leaders, delegates from the nation countries recently gathered in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in partnership between the UK and Italy in November 2021 in Glasgow to agree on a path forward for tackling global warming. Parties debated over the issues on net zero-emission, Loss and Damage, Mitigation and Adaptation, Finance, Transparency to develop a common understanding. …
‘I am quite disheartened by the outcome of COP26’
Interview with leading climate policy expert Saleemul Huq
One of the veterans of the COP summit, Dr Saleemul Huq once again attended the conference last month. Regarded as one of the most influential climate scientists and policy experts in the world, Huq is widely cited in the international media and advocacy literature when it comes to climate change policy issues. The Bangladeshi academic and advocate is the Director …
How to influence the COP process
Climate Tribune | December 2021 “How to influence the COP process: ICCCAD’s role in COP26“ Articles in the series ‘I am quite disheartened by the outcome of COP26’ (INTERVIEW WITH LEADING CLIMATE POLICY EXPERT SALEEMUL HUQ) by Magnus Mayeen Ahmed ‘Outcome on capacity building at COP26’ by Prof Mizan R Khan ‘If finance is not agreed,nothing is agreed’ by Tasfia Tasnim ‘Loss …