In the Ammachodingmo Rural Municipality of Rasuwa, Nepal we meet Pasang Norchel Tamang, who has been herding yaks, Chauris, goats and sheep in high alpine pastures for the last 15 years to earn his family’s livelihood. Aamachodingmo Rural Municipality, located in the northern part of central Nepal is one of the most remote areas of Nepal, which is mainly inhabited …
Mongla, Bangladesh: A model of successful adaptability
Mongla, a small port town situated in the southwestern part of Bangladesh, has been grappling with the impacts of climate change for years. The town is home to people who rely heavily on fishing and agriculture for their livelihoods. However, rising sea levels, frequent floods, and cyclones have made life increasingly difficult for them. The situation is compounded by deforestation …
A house of dreams: Dipikaben’s tryst with climate resilient housing
The city of Ahmedabad is located in the western state of Gujarat, India. A bustling metropolitan with a population of 5.5 million people (Census, 2011), the city is highly susceptible to climate variability. It was rated the second most climate vulnerable city in a study conducted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in 2021. As recently as 2010, it experienced a devastating …
Voices of vulnerability and effort: Kunburudhoo Island’s experience with climate change induced Loss and Damage
Small island communities are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with rising sea levels, intense storms, and coastal erosion threatening their way of life and livelihoods. Kunburudhoo Island in South Ari Atoll in the Maldives is one such community that has experienced significant loss and damage due to climate change, including beach erosion, salinization of groundwater, and loss …
Biftu Beri – The Rising Morning Sun for Climate-Vulnerable Women from Kumbi Kebele
The women of Kumbi Kebele community in Ethiopia have learned to battle climate change impacts to their livelihoods through leveraging loan and saving associations and cooperatives. The Kumbi Kebele in Herana Bullluk Woreda, located in the Bale zone of the Oromia Regional National state of Ethiopia has been subject to climate change impacts which have drastically affected the lives of …
Promoting Indigenous Knowledge to strengthen community led adaptation
Smallholder farmers in the Umzingwane district from the southern part of Zimbabwe are taking up locally-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge to adapt to unpredictable climate patterns. This is the eleventh of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Zimbabwe is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Erratic and unpredictable rainfall patterns affect livelihoods of many families, …
From debt cycle to self-resilience: A Story from the small village of Datinakhali
In Datinakhali, Bangladesh, a cooperative savings fund is helping local women diversify their livelihoods to adapt to climate change. This is the tenth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Datinakhali, a village from the Buri Goalini Union of Shyamnagar Upazila from the Satkhira District in Bangladesh, is at the forefront of the climate crisis due …
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 by various climatic events such …
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. A multitude of rivers carry …
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 in the world which provides …
