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A note on the environmental aspects of Rohingya camps
It has been nearly a year since the latest influx of the Rohingya people after they were forcibly driven out of Myanmar and into Bangladesh. Since last August, over 700,000 refugees, mostly women and children, have been housed, fed, clothed and provided with medical attention by a combination of Bangladesh’s military and civilian authorities and…
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Building Climate-Resilient, Migrant-Friendly Cities and Towns
Bangladesh has been experiencing a rapid growth in urban population during last four decades. However, this growth follows an imbalanced spatial distribution, mostly directed towards Dhaka city. As of 2011, almost 44% of the country’s urban population lived in Dhaka resulting in excessive pressure on its housing, transportation, infrastructure, and basic services (GED, 2015). This…
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Bangladesh launched a book entitled: The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building
Speaking at a colourful event graced by the Minister of Environment and Climate, the Minister mentioned that this book “The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building” will obviously steer debates on the subject of climate change capacity building under the Paris Agreement. "it is now time for Bangladesh to carryout rigorous evidence based research…
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MoU signing between ICCCAD and SREDA
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) took place in Chandana conference room, IEB Building, SREDA Level-9, Ramna, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh on the 18th July 2018. The ceremony began with general introductory remarks between the entities…
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ICCCAD organized capacity building training workshops environmental protection in Cox’s Bazar
ICCCAD organized a Series of Capacity Building Training Workshops on Environmental Protection for during Humanitarian Assistance for Implementing Partners of IOM, Local Govt. Officials and Media Representatives in Cox’s Bazar. This program covered by different print and electronic media representatives and reporters. Here are some links of this workshop- coxbangla.com/2018/07/16/কক্সবাজারের-রোহিঙ্গা-ক্-25/ Watch BTV News Clip [layerslider id=”16″]
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Salt Attack
Understanding Bangladesh’s most complex environmental and man-made problem Most filmmakers that come to document climate change in Bangladesh include a segment on salinity intrusion in southwest Bangladesh. While is salinity intrusion is predicted to be amplified by the sea level rise, there is in fact numerous other contributing factors. The first of which is tidal…
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5 degrees of separation
Special report on 1.5c leaked A newly leaked draft from the International Panel on Climate Change — the “Special report on 1.5°C ” — highlights the difference between a rise of 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming above pre-industrial level. The leaked report meant for international climate policymakers is expected to be published later this…
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The hungry tides in Gabura
A sociologist-to-be investigates salinity issues in Gabura After being called Piya enough times, I decided to pick up a copy of The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh. Like Piya, the protagonist, I am an American of Bengali descent studying the Sundarbans. Unlike Piya, I am a proud Bengali speaker, though my accent betrays my bideshi…
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Why we need to transition to a circular economy
At the heart of the Paris Agreement lies mitigation — the seemingly insurmountable task of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to curtail the consequences of climate change. According to various studies, 65% of greenhouse gas emissions comes from fossil fuels combustion, 24% from industrial activities among which up to 67% is estimated to come from…
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The ground beneath her feet
Understanding depression among women in disaster prone areas When it comes to a natural disaster, the loss of property and livelihood are ultimately monetary issues that can be overcome. But how do you deal with the trauma that often comes in response to experiencing such world altering events? Such impacts cannot be dealt with solely…
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Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees
In the run-up to the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in its 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) in December 2015, one of the most politically contentious issues was whether the limit of the long-term global temperature rise should be kept at 2 degrees centigrade or changed to 1.5 degrees.…