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Cape Town, South Africa: Urban farming on the rise to boost people’s food security
In Cape Town, South Africa, civil society organisations are stepping up their efforts to ensure food security by supporting small-scale farming during COVID-19. Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar reports. This is the twenty-seventh in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered higher levels of indigency…
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Opinion: Where we stand five years after the Paris Agreement
Five years after the 2015 Paris Agreement was negotiated into existence, climate scientist Saleemul Huq says we are living in a climate-changed world. Five years on, the United Kingdom — as the incoming president of COP26 to be held in November 2021— has convened a Climate Ambition Summit. To be held on the fifth anniversary…
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Debt-for-Adaptation Swap – Investment in Adaptation and Resilience
Published by Heinrich Böll Foundation, Center for Sustainable Finance (SOAS, University of London), and Global Development Policy Center (Boston University) as Background Paper to the Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery Project [btn btnlink=”https://drgr.org/files/2020/12/Background-Paper-3.pdf” btnsize=”medium” bgcolor=”#23840B” txtcolor=”#ffffff” btnnewt=”1″ nofollow=”1″]Download This Background Paper[/btn] About The Author: Prof Dr Mizan R. Khan is currently Deputy Director…
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Previously unrecognized potential threat to children from manganese in groundwater in rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Abstract The forced displacement of over 700,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh since the crackdown in August 2017 has resulted in a critical humanitarian and environmental crisis. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water in the camps that were constructed to provide shelter for the refugee population. The current study explores occurrence of Mn…
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Kathmandu, Nepal: The plight of construction workers during the global pandemic
In Kathmandu, Nepal, construction workers are particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fall-out. An individual construction manager is supporting his fellow workers with food and accommodation to make up for insufficient government support. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report. This is the twenty-sixth in the series of stories from Voices…
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What can we expect from the new US climate czar?
President-Elect Joe Biden of the United States of America recently announced his national security and foreign policy team including a significant new position of a “climate envoy” who would sit on the National Security Council, choosing former Senator John Kerry for that position. So what does this appointment mean for the US and the world…
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A partnership of equals
Bangladesh and the UK can join forces to do a lot of good, including addressing the global problems of poverty and climate change The United Kingdom and Bangladesh have a very long and cordial relationship as members of the Commonwealth, as well as of the United Nations. Bangladesh has also benefited from the overseas development…
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Korogocho, Kenya: The power of art during crisis
In Korogocho, an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, a community- based organisation is mobilising a group of artists and creating graffiti to build awareness regarding COVID-19. Daniel Onyango reports. This is the twenty-fifth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. With approximately 1,50,000 to 2,00,000 inhabitants, Korogocho…
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Nature-based solutions by people of nature
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Capacity-building for Enhancing Resilience at the Local Level | Event Summary Report
This virtual roundtable discussion was organized as part of the Capacity-building Momentum to Recover Better event series under the PCCB Network. It aimed to shine a light on the enormous surge of support for activities underway across the globe that are moving the world toward a highly resilient, low-carbon future. The event included discussions on:…
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Guwahati, India: How informal settlers are building resilience in the face of compounding shocks
In Guwahati, India, residents of informal settlements are making collecting efforts and spreading awareness to tackle the impacts of COVID-19 and monsoon floods. Syeda Mehzebin Rahman and Minakhi Tamuli report This is the twenty-fourth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Guwahati is a sprawling city beside…