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ICCCAD Organizing Second Regional Short Course on Climate Finance
ICCCAD organizing the Second Regional Climate Finance Course in partnership with International Institute on Environment and Development (IIED) and Action on Climate Today (ACT) and UNDP’s Bangkok Regional Hub, with the support of UK Aid, and the Government of Sweden. This course is aimed at government officials from developing countries, especially from ministries of finance and…
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The realities of Rohingya refugees – What do we do next?
The realities of Rohingya refugees – What do we do next? In the last few days I had the opportunity to visit the Rohingya camps in Ukhia near the Myanmar border to observe the conditions of the refugees as well as the environment of the area. I will share some very preliminary observations on the…
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From donors to partners
From donors to partners Our relationship with developed countries needs to change so that we can become an active partner from a passive recipient of aid In my column last week, I wrote about the prospects of Bangladesh graduating from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in the next few years and the need to anticipate…
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Moving from development finance to climate finance
Moving from development finance to climate finance Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared her intention to make Bangladesh graduate from being a Least Developed Country (LDC) within the next few years and the government has already formally notified the United Nations of this intent. LDC is a UN-recognised category that brings with it certain privileges…
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Loss and damage from climate change
Loss and damage from climate change Ensuring compensation for victims The recent succession of hurricanes in the Caribbean and floods in South Asia have taken the world over the tipping point in acknowledging that human induced climate change is not only real but is happening already. Of course there are still some deniers like US…
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ICCCAD invited to high level Event on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change in New York
ICCCAD invited to high level Event on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change in New York The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSCC) and in cooperation with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat hosted the “South-South Cooperation (SSC) for Climate Action” on 19 September 2017 at…
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Seeking Justice for the Slum Dwellers of Dhaka
Robert Irven one of our Visiting Researchers shares his story. Seeking Justice for the Slum Dwellers of Dhaka When I first decided to pursue topics of environmental migration, climate justice and urbanization in Dhaka, Bangladesh for my Masters of International Development at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, I had no idea how much such an endeavor would…
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Trump’s flip-flop on climate change
While he was still running to become President, Trump Tweeted that climate change was a Chinese hoax. Then after he was elected there was speculation that he might change his mind. This became especially acute when his daughter Ivanka held a high profile meeting with former Vice President Al Gore in which Trump also dropped…
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The Urban Challenge: What Makes Transformative Adaptation Difficult in Dhaka?
Ashali Bhandari one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. The Urban Challenge: What Makes Transformative Adaptation Difficult in Dhaka? The monsoon season in South Asia elicits a variety of emotions: children rejoice as the summer heat is disrupted by the cool drops of rain and farmers anxiously await the return of the crop after a…
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Equity, justice, fairness and climate change
The principles of equity, justice and fairness are fundamental to understanding and addressing the challenges of global climate change. This is because the problem has been caused by the emissions of the rich countries for several centuries but will primarily impact the poorest people and poorest countries. Hence, when countries came together to discuss and…
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Envisioning Transformative Adaptation in Bangladesh
Danielle Falzon one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. Envisioning Transformative Adaptation in Bangladesh Adaptation and development in Bangladesh are one in the same issue. This became clear to me almost immediately when I arrived in Dhaka and began working with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). As a country that faces enormous…
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Climate Change is here: Learning from Bangladesh
Charlotte Hugman one of our Visiting Researchers shares her story. Climate Change is here: Learning from Bangladesh My journey to Bangladesh began some time ago, in the Himalayan mountains in April 2015. I had just recently qualified as a lawyer and had taken unpaid leave to travel round parts of Asia. My friend and I had started…