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‘We survived on two meals and charity after the cyclone’
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We need a paradigm shift to deal with loss and damage from climate change
In the international negotiations on climate change impacts under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the issue of loss and damage has always been a politically sensitive topic—it brings up issues of liability and compensation, which many developed countries regard as taboo topics. Nevertheless, after much concerted effort from the most vulnerable…
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A Roadmap for Nature-based Solutions in Bangladesh: Promises and Challenges
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are receiving international attention for helping us to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, whilst protecting biodiversity and supporting sustainable development. As such, NbS provide a way to enable economic development without ecosystem loss or damage. Bangladesh has a long history of implementing NbS but has faced challenges due…
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Kenya: Indigenous women overcome discrimination to lead community COVID-19 responses
In Kenya, indigenous women are tapping into local resources, and undertaking individual and collective initiatives to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Rose Wamalwa reports. This is the twelfth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Community-led awareness campaigns in Kenya’s Maasai region The Maasai, a well-known indigenous [tooltip gravity=”nw” txtcolor=”#0a0a0a” text=”Indigenous: in…
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India: Community Women Leaders Extend Support to Migrant Communities during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inadequacies in India’s ability to deal systemically with the current crisis, and the vulnerabilities of the backbone of its economy – the informal sector. Roshini Suparna Diwakar and Konica Udhani report. This is the eleventh in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD…
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Four lessons from Covid-19 pandemic for tackling climate change
The global Covid-19 pandemic is now just over half a year old and arguably still in its early stages. However, there are already a few key lessons that are emerging when evaluating the responses of different countries to this public health emergency, which are relevant for tackling the much longer-term and much bigger emergency of…
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IF BLACK LIVES MATTERED WOULD LOSS AND DAMAGE EXIST?
Over the past few years, as Black Lives Matter has grown into the global movement that it is today, there has been an increasing focus on what it means for white people to be allies; to demand racial justice alongside people of colour. The powerful words of Martin Luther King Jr., who had a lot to…
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Why emission reduction and resilience are two sides of the same coin
Under the UN, reduction of emissions(mitigation) and resilience (adapting to climate change impacts) are often treated as two discrete areas. But as the world is already experiencing the impacts of climate change — such as the recent ‘super cyclone’ and flooding in Bangladesh, or the wildfires in Australia — we are going to have to…
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Kathmandu, Nepal: Innovative Youth-led Initiatives during COVID-19
In Kathmandu, Nepal, youth-led enterprises are developing social and economic resilience to sustain their business activities during the pandemic and leading the way in responding to the crisis through innovative measures. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report. This is the tenth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD…