Youth can be recognized as resources and competent citizens in their own right, rather than as problematic or passive recipients of services. In adult-dominated processes, tokenistic treatment of a few youth members fails to recognize youth as assets with meaningful contributions to offer. Providing young people with significant opportunities to engage in decision-making processes, on the other hand, fulfils …

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 …

“We are the people of coastal area, Our sufferings know no bounds, We have to survive fighting various disasters.” —Shagorika Mondol, song sung to pattachitra scroll on disaster awareness How do you creatively inform the community about dealing with a tragedy that regularly befalls them? Or encourage them to stand back on their feet after a natural calamity strikes? A …

As Bangladesh assumes the leadership of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) for the next two years, including at the next Conference of Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021, there is an opportunity for Bangladesh to push for the issue of loss and damage from climate change to be made a central topic for discussion at …