Young people are the stewards of the future. Globally, youths are advocating for climate issues at local, national, and international levels. Youth are working to address their concerns and provide solutions to real-world problems regarding climate change. As youth are the largest demography and have the highest potential to bring changes, young voices and actions are considered critical in the …

Addressing the issues of climate change in this era of ‘global boiling’ has become paramount in shaping a sustainable future and here – youth’s involvement is very crucial. The younger generation possesses a unique perspective to mitigate the challenges they will face in the next few years due to climate change. The ever-growing problems may not see light soon at …

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Lao Tzu” We never thought applying to be an ICCCAD Youth Fellow could lead us to a journey of exploration and making lifetime memories. Our fellowship journey kicked off with a residential program at BRAC CDM in Gazipur, Dhaka. We started our first day at the residential workshop …

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Green Genius is a talent hunt event designed for students, regularly organized by the Green Planet Club, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). This competition gives students (school/college/university) a platform to portray their ideas to make our planet a greener, environmentally friendly and more sustainable place to live in. To know more Please visit: https://www.facebook.com/gpciub Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/605110569917977

Programme Researcher, John Magrath, describes the process of applying ‘participatory scenario development’ to explore how Bangladesh might achieve zero hunger and zero carbon emissions by 2041. It is tempting to assume that the future will follow much the same trajectory as the past. Imagining alternative futures can be dismissed as dreaming, or science fiction. And if we do imagine the …

  ICCCAD will host a ‘Climate Culture and Art Symposium’ in March 2018 for youth across the country. The symposium will bring together youth passionate about climate change to learn about how climate change is affecting Bengali culture, as well as how art, photography, media and other forms of storytelling can engage the wider public around key climate change issues. …

I am conducting my research on children-focused disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs and how they enable children to reduce vulnerabilities to the climate-induced hazards like flood and cyclones. Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country due to climate change.  According to a report on DRR for Bangladesh, climate experts predict that climate-induced hazards like floods and cyclones will not only become more …