As part of an ongoing action research initiative, our team has been co-facilitating the selection of “Change Agents” in multiple Water Management Groups (WMGs) in southern Bangladesh. These sessions form a crucial part of our work in developing locally led, socially inclusive agricultural business models that respond to climate change challenges. At the heart of the initiative is an iterative, …

In Amtali upazila of Barguna district, nestled within one of Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastal polder zones, the impacts of climate change are not distant threats. Here, farming families stand on the frontline of an escalating crisis, where every season brings new layers of uncertainty, hardship, and adaptation. Their struggles, however, often remain invisible in national policy conversations and development agendas. Farmers …

My recent addition to ICCCAD’s CAP-RES project team as a Project Officer – Youth has opened up new learning experiences for me. CAP-RES’s focus on capacity-building and climate innovation among youth immediately caught my interest, especially through ICCCAD’s Youth Fellowship Program and the Youth Innovation Fund. So, when an opportunity came by to visit some of the funded youth initiatives …

The first time I heard the name Local Climate Adaptation Plan (LCAP), I didn’t understand what it meant and I asked one of my colleagues about it. After her explanation, I found the topic to be genuinely intriguing and I felt a desire to delve deeper into it. Fortunately, just one week after this conversation I got an opportunity to …

Despite promising steps taken at COP26 in Glasgow last November, the world is off track to close the gap to limit global temperatures to 1.5°C. There is a growing consensus that a failure to do this is not only an environmental issue, but a human rights issue too, and has been officially recognised as such (UN Human Rights Council Resolution …