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Call for Application – ICCCAD Youth Fellowship 2023
Young people and future generations 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 highest potential to bring changes, Youth voices and…
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Grant for Students and Early Researchers
Mentorship and Financial Support to the Students and Young Researchers for Conducting Research Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable hotspot zones in the world for adverse impacts of climate change resulting from increased frequency and intensity of hazards including cyclones, floods, droughts, salinity intrusion, storm surges etc. Hence it is imperative to attain resilience…
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A house of dreams: Dipikaben’s tryst with climate resilient housing
[quotes quotes_style=”bquotes” quotes_pos=”center”]In Ahmedabad, India, Mahila Housing Trust works with community members to update their homes to be climate resilient. This is the second of the “Voices from the Frontline (Phase III)” stories by GRP and ICCCAD supported by Irish Aid.[/quotes] The city of Ahmedabad is located in the western state of Gujarat, India. A…
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Exploring Colombo: A Journey of Urban Inclusion and Academic Collaboration
In early May, we embarked on a journey to Colombo, the vibrant capital city of Sri Lanka. Our purpose was to attend the 3rd Annual meeting of the Inclusive Urban Infrastructure (IUI) project, a multi-country initiative is leading by the University of Sussex. The 3rd Inclusive Urban Infrastructure (IUI) annual meeting was held on 8-10…
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Loss and damage finance should apply to biodiversity loss
Global biodiversity loss has been disproportionately driven by consumption of people in rich nations. The concept of ‘loss and damage’ — familiar from international agreements on climate change — should be considered for the effects of biodiversity loss in countries of the Global South. For decades, countries across the Global South have been calling on…
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Voices of vulnerability and effort: Kunburudhoo Island’s experience with climate change induced Loss and Damage
[quotes quotes_style=”bquotes” quotes_pos=”center”]The Kunburudhoo Island community in the Maldives plants trees to combat the effects of climate induced loss and damage like beach erosion and salinization. This is the first of the “Voices from the Frontline (Phase III)” stories by GRP and ICCCAD supported by Irish Aid.[/quotes] Small island communities are highly vulnerable to the…
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Climate Tribune | March 2023
Climate Tribune | March 2023 Articles in the series Climate justice for women and state obligations under international law by Dr Christopher Bartlett Gender inequality and climate crisis: The two most pressing challenges of the century by Gitanjali Singh A Woman of Substance by Kazi Amdadul Hoque Women-led community water governance by Palash Sarker and…
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Scaling up locally led adaptation in Bangladesh: three action areas
Although highly climate vulnerable, Bangladesh in South Asia is known as a pioneer of climate change adaptation. Recent national policies have recognised the vital importance of community-based and locally led adaptation (LLA). Where LLA interventions have been used by international and national nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), they have proven to be both effective and widely accepted…
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ICCCAD-IUB Distinguished Guest Lecture series | Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed
Lecture on “Towards a climate-resilient aquatic food systems for shared prosperity” by Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed Aquatic food systems are crucial for building healthy and resilient communities globally, providing essential nutrients and protein for vulnerable populations. Over one billion people depend on fish and other aquatic foods as their primary source of animal protein, while…
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CLIMATE INDUCED DISPLACEMENT IN BANGLADESH THROUGH THE LENS OF ‘LOSS AND DAMAGE’
This article looks at the economic and non-economic ‘‘loss and damage’ (L&D) of communities in Bangladesh experiencing climate induced displacement. Highlighting the potential of the innovative Climate Resilient Migrant Friendly Towns project, developed by ICCCAD, to provide durable solutions to climate IDPs, the authors make the case that L&D funding should prioritize people displaced by…
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SILPI’S STORY Water Water everywhere
International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), in collaboration with the University of Sussex, conducted in-depth research in Signal Tower Colony, an informal settlement in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. The project “Inclusive Urban Infrastructures” investigated the challenges the residents of the settlement faced in their daily lives in terms of getting access to…
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Time to make climate funds part of mainstream finance
The problem of global climate change has already gone through two eras and has now entered the third era. The first was the era of mitigation; the second was the era of adaptation; and now we are in the era of loss and damage from human-induced climate change. Mitigation and adaptation are still prevalent issues,…