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Lessons learnt from cyclone Amphan and the way forward
Cyclone Amphan should be treated as an eye opener and foreshadowing of what is to come
Bangladesh – a country with one of the highest rates of vulnerability to disasters and extreme weather event is a major rea of discussion for climate change related experts, academicians and development practitioners. After the devastating cyclone Amphan, which left several coastal districts shattered in May, 2020; numerous studies, reports and articles have been…
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Reflecting on Women Champions in Climate Action from 2021
International Women’s Day 2021 was celebrated with the theme of ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World”. In line with this theme, the March 2021 issue of Climate Tribune not only celebrated women leadership in and the women champions of climate change, but also exclusively featured articles by women contributors only.…
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First year of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Nature-based solution (NbS) and Bangladesh
Where do we stand after COP26 and where to go?
The United Nations called for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for the protection and revival of ecosystems around the world and for the benefit of people and nature. To achieve global goals it aims to halt the degradation and restore the ecosystem. Whereas, nature-based solutions or NbS are actions to protect, sustainably manage…
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Listen to the wisdom of local people
We’re all in the same storm, but we’re not on the same boat
The Dutch national weather service presented its latest report on sea-level rise recently. It’s stated very clearly: If we don’t succeed in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the sea level along the Dutch coast will rise up to 1.2 metres by the end of this century — compared to the beginning of this century. This…
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Climate Tribune | January 2022
Climate Tribune | January 2022 Articles in the series An entrepreneur’s journey to resilience in his own words by M M Jakaria and Amir Khasro Facing climate change: Improving adaptation and building resilience by Shahrina Akhtar First year of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Nature-based solution (NbS) and Bangladesh by Sakib Rahman Siddique Shuvo…
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Facing climate change: Improving adaptation and building resilience
Extreme weather, an undesirable consequence of global climate change, is already seriously affecting the lives and livelihoods of people all around the world, especially in Bangladesh. A low-lying terrain and a high frequency of extreme events such as floods and tropical storms put Bangladesh and its 170 million people at a high risk in terms…
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An entrepreneur’s journey to resilience in his own words
The following article is an account of the life of Md Rafiqul Islam from Bazar Road, Morrelganj Upazila in Bagerhat district. Rafiqul is a sanitation entrepreneur, trader, and businessman in Morrelganj. With an extended family including his parents, two sisters, wife, and two children. His family belongs in the lower-income class. However, he was able…
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50 years of cyclone preparedness: Success in saving lives, but not livelihood
Over the past 30 years, the number of cyclone shelters have increased from 400 to 14,000 but it is still insufficient for 35 million living near the coastClimate change has and will continue to increase the intensity and frequency of global hydro-meteorological events such as cyclones and storm surges. Bangladesh is a country of more than 160 million people, with 35 million people residing near the coastline. Naturally, it is a hotspot for such cyclonic events. Numerous researches have highlighted that, on…
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How to fix the failures of climate finance
One of the positive outcomes of the COP26 held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 was a universal acknowledgement of the failure of developed countries to deliver climate finance to developing countries, and even of developing countries themselves to actually deliver to the most vulnerable communities within their own territories. While it is good that…
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This is not tax-payer money
Seen from the global south, the funding scenario that results from a fragmented global-policy arena is totally unfair. The Bangladeshi climate scholar Saleemul Huq discussed matters in a D+C/E+Z interview. In my reading, the Glasgow climate summit COP26 basically resulted in leaving it to market forces to put a check on global warming. The agreements…
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Tabadlab’s Climate Mahaul Episode 6
What’s the secret to Bangladesh’s whole-of-government climate change policies? Hint: The environment ministry isn’t leading the charge. More on what can be learned from Bangladesh in the latest episode of Climate Mahaul, hosted by Huma Yusuf [btn btnlink=”https://soundcloud.com/climatemahaul/episode-6?si=43eb01876a9e45f29184e7605306e06f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing” btnsize=”medium” bgcolor=”#00a50d” txtcolor=”#ffffff” btnnewt=”1″ nofollow=”1″]Click Here to listen full episode [/btn] Originally this podcast was published on…
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A Conversation with Saleemul Huq
On January 19, Saleemul Huq(link is external), director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), joined Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, in a conversation addressing adaptation to climate change in the most vulnerable countries. What are your takeaways from COP26 in Glasgow and the focus on loss and damage? My analogy with where…