The need for adaptation finance currently and in the future, Bangladesh will be dictated by the economic losses and damages (L&D) inflicted by the recurring and devastating climatic disasters that visit Bangladesh each year. As of yet there are no authoritative, national-level L&D assessments in Bangladesh, but international development agencies like the Asian Development Bank predict that 2% to 9% …

Climate Tribune | February 2021 List of Articles “Locally led adaptation to climate changes comes of age” by Saleemul Huq “In locally-led adaptation, “locality”and “leadership” remain unclear” by Danielle Faizon “My reflections on the first virtual Gobeshona conference” by Susan Nanduddu “The importance of learning about climate change from the Global South” by Farhana Sultana “Indigenous peoples and local communities in locally-led …

Abstract Adapting to the impacts of climate change is one of the most urgent priorities of our time. Given that the impacts of climate change are experienced at local scales, it makes sense that adaptation should occur locally, and yet, despite this, locals often have little control over how adaptation is funded, designed and delivered in order to climate-proof their …

Recovery from COVID-19 provides a historic opportunity for giving greater voice to local people — especially women, youth, children, disabled, displaced and marginalised ethnic groups — and putting agency over their own adaptation into their hands. To support this shift, we present eight principles for locally led adaptation and invite adaptation stakeholders to join us on a complementary ten-year learning …

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Organized Webinar on Why invest in Locally Led Adaptation in the lead up to COP 26. Date: 15 November 2020 (Sunday) Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bangladesh Time (GMT/UTC +6), 2.00PM-3.00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Where: Online, using Zoom Watch the recording here: This virtual event was part of over 200+ events …

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) is going to organize Webinar on Why invest in Locally Led Adaptation in the lead up to COP 26. Date: 15 November 2020 (Sunday) Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bangladesh Time (GMT/UTC +6), 2.00PM-3.00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Where: Online, using Zoom Under Theme 1: Green Fair and Resilient Recovery of LCAW …

The need for the world to adapt to the potential adverse impacts of human induced climate change has been known since the publication of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2001. This was then followed by the 7th session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) in Marrakech, Morocco where the Least Developed Countries …

Last week, Bangladesh formally took over the leadership of the group of nearly 50 countries in the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) for the next two years. The governance of the CVF is through a Troika system, with the current chair and the two previous chairs making collective decisions. Thus, the Minister of Marshall Islands as the previous chair and the …