In memory of Calestous Juma By- Dr. Saleemul Huq Calestous Juma was an outstanding Kenyan, African and Global scientist and intellectual. His passing away leaves a major hole in our world. He and I started our intellectual journeys in different continents, he in Kenya in Africa and I in Bangladesh in Asia, at around the same time, but with remarkable commonness …
Fiji and Poland launch Talanoa Dialogue at COP23
Fiji and Poland launch Talanoa Dialogue at COP23 The 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended in Bonn, Germany, on Saturday morning, as negotiations ran overtime by a day. While the event was held in Germany, the official host of COP23 was in fact Fiji, and the President of the COP …
What to look forward to in COP23
What to look forward to in COP23 I have just arrived in Bonn, Germany to attend the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held here for the next two weeks. The annual COP takes place in November or December each year and is hosted by a country in a different …
Trump’s flip-flop on climate change
While he was still running to become President, Trump Tweeted that climate change was a Chinese hoax. Then after he was elected there was speculation that he might change his mind. This became especially acute when his daughter Ivanka held a high profile meeting with former Vice President Al Gore in which Trump also dropped in. Then the Whitehouse held …
Equity, justice, fairness and climate change
The principles of equity, justice and fairness are fundamental to understanding and addressing the challenges of global climate change. This is because the problem has been caused by the emissions of the rich countries for several centuries but will primarily impact the poorest people and poorest countries. Hence, when countries came together to discuss and agree to take actions under …
Bangladesh’s aspirations for green growth
The journey is not an easy one but we can get there if the people, and the public and private sectors work together. The global develop- ment discourse is constantly evolving over time. Sometimes we use different terms to mean the same thing. The buzzwords “green growth” and “green development” are two such interchangeable terms that are currently trending in …
The many faces of adaptation
I recently took a group of international young researchers from a number of countries on a field visit from Dhaka to the south coast around Khulna to demonstrate to them how Bangladeshis have adapted over the centuries and more recent decades to changes in the ecosystems in which the people live. However, it came to light that adaptation was not …
International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) signs MOU with icddr,b
International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) signs MOU with icddr,b Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23 July 2017, the two centres will work to raise awareness on risks associated with climate change and gather and share relevant knowledge. [layerslider id=”9″] Based in Bangladesh, ICCCAD aims to gain and distribute knowledge on climate change and specifically adaptation …
Public Lecture by Sir David King at IUB
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh in collaboration with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a Public Lecture on ‘Contemporary Global Climate Change Debate: Challenges and Prospect’ on Monday, 16 March, 2015 at IUB’s Permanent Campus, in Bashundhara, Dhaka. Sir David King, Climate Change Envoy, UK, was the Key note Speaker. …