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  • Banishanta, Bangladesh: Local weathercasters combat climate change

    Banishanta, Bangladesh: Local weathercasters combat climate change

    In the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh, people of Banishanta village have formed a local weather club to make informed decisions in the face of a changing climate. This is the ninth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.  The agriculture sector in the coastal regions of Bangladesh is severely impacted…

  • Months of persistent action: Kamarkhali’s fight to save their village from riverbank erosion

    Months of persistent action: Kamarkhali’s fight to save their village from riverbank erosion

    In the north-central region of Bangladesh, Shebika Shangma along with six other people mobilizes the local community to build embankment to protect their village from riverbank erosion. This is the eighth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Indian Meghalaya region is commonly called the rainiest place on earth.…

  • Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Locally-led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate

    Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Locally-led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate

    In the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh, we meet Nomita Mondol, who established a locally led mangrove nursery to deal with the impacts of climate change. This is the seventh of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Sundarbans, located in the Southwest region of Bangladesh, is the single largest mangrove forest…

  • Changing with the Tides of Change: A Women’s Group Journey towards Climate Resilience

    In Kyamulibwa sub-county, Kalungu district, Uganda, we meet Beatrice Nakiweewa, who leads a women’s group to grow vegetables to use in their catering business impacted by climate change. This is the sixth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. In 2021 Twezimbe Women’s Group in Kyamulibwa sub-county, Kalungu district, Uganda…

  • Abdul Kadir leads local efforts to replant trees to regain livelihoods in Bangladesh

    In Gabura Union, Bangladesh, we meet Abdul Kadir, a tree enthusiast who plants trees to create new livelihood opportunities and enhance natural ecosystems in his community. This is the fifth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Gabura Union is located in the Southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. It is…

  • Lucy Lemashisha – the face of resilience for Kenya’s Maasai Community

    In the Kajiado County, Kenya, we meet Lucy Lemashisha who coordinates women community empowerment activities to save her Maasai community from marginalization and improve food security. This is the fourth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Kenya lies along the equator and is the largest economy of the Eastern…

  • Tanzania: Beekeeping for Sustainable Livelihoods and Climate Resilience

    In the Singida region in Tanzania, we meet Sophie who leads the Mashujaa women’s group in diversifying their livelihoods. This is the third of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. One of the telltale signs of climate change in the Singida region in Tanzania is the erratic and inconsistent rainfall…

  • TANZANIA: Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts

    In the Singida region in Tanzania, we meet Amani Saidi Mwangu, an onion and tomato farmer who defies climate change to secure his livelihood. This is the second of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Singida region is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Tanzania. It has a…

  • Kliptown, Soweto, South Africa: Solidarity Kliptown Style- A story of freedom amidst covid lockdowns

    In Kliptown, South Africa, a grassroots organisation is leading community responses to deal with the dual crises of Covid-19 and flooding. Thabang Nkwanyana reports. This is the fiftieth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Kliptown is a ribbon of 13 informal settlements along the bank of…

  • Kwara, Nigeria: Young women leading the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19

    In the Kwara Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports. This is the forty-ninth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. In Nigeria, young…

  • Iseke, Tanzania: young people boost their own economic opportunity in midst of Covid-19 pandemic

    In Ikungi district, Singida Region, Tanzania a group of young female entrepreneurs is making liquid soap as a means of income and safeguarding their community during Covid-19. Jerry Danny, Charles Mnyororo, Emmanuel Hamis and Emmanuel Msumba report. This is the forty-eighth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and…

  • Kampala, Uganda: Resilience in the face of COVID-19: A single mother’s story

    In Kampala, Uganda, Sandra Coote follows a  single mother’s journey in search of income and wellbeing for her family during the country’s second wave of Covid-19 – to see what it tells us about personal savings and governmental support for households. It is one woman’s story of building up resilience for herself and others. This…