Abstract Because of ethnic and cultural violence in Myanmar, approximately a million Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh starting from August 2017, in what the UN has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Those arriving in Bangladesh were able to escape decade-long ethnic violence in Myanmar, but the Rohingya’s immediate destination, Cox’s Bazar district is one of the most climate-vulnerable …

Abstract In 2015, the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreed on a long-term plan to limit global warming to below 2°C or 1.5°C through internationally coordinated, but nationally driven actions. Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs are country-level commitments to achieve this goal. Like many other developing countries, Bangladesh has included not only mitigation actions …

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 …

Executive Summary We provide a first assessment on how 15 local communities in the Global South are building resilience in the face of COVID-19. We found that communities used many different coping strategies, spanning multiple social domains of resilience, when responding to a crisis. Social domains of resilience not only imply communities having access to capital, but also that people …

Published by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Center for Sustainable Finance (SOAS, University of London), and Global Development Policy Center (Boston University) as Background Paper to the Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery Project About The Author: Prof Dr Mizan R. Khan is currently Deputy Director at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), and …

Abstract The forced displacement of over 700,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh since the crackdown in August 2017 has resulted in a critical humanitarian and environmental crisis. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water in the camps that were constructed to provide shelter for the refugee population. The current study explores occurrence of Mn in groundwater in the Rohingya …

Impacts of climate change severely affect the water security of the communities in the south-west coastal region of Bangladesh. An action research conducted in two selected villages of Khulna in 2018 shed light on specific local water insecurities due to climatic and non-climatic factors, associated consequences on local communities and limitations of current coping strategies. The study also illustrated some …

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is an evolving urban crisis. This research paper assesses impacts of the lockdown on food security and associated coping mechanisms in two small cities in Bangladesh (Mongla and Noapara) during March to May 2020. Due to restrictions during the prolonged lockdown, residents (in particular low-income groups) had limited access to livelihood opportunities and experienced significant or …

Overview – Gibika | Securing livelihoods against climate change All key drivers of risk are present in Bangladesh: natural hazards, rapid urbanisation, demographic changes and poverty in many regions of the country. With Gibika the project partners aim to increase resilience of people affected by disasters and climate change and to secure livelihoods also during crisis. Example fallback content: This …