Author: Webmaster Fauzia
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Shaping a resilient future in response to COVID-19
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Science today defines resilience as the capacity to live and develop with change and uncertainty, which is well beyond just the ability to ‘bounce back’ to the status quo. It involves the capacity to absorb shocks, avoid tipping points, navigate surprise and keep options alive, and the ability to innovate and transform in the face…
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Bangladesh doesn’t need new pilot projects to tackle climate change
FILE PHOTO: REUTERS Over the last decade, government agencies, civil society bodies and the private sector have initiated literally hundreds of pilot projects to deal with climate change-related issues, ranging from mitigation and adaptation to loss and damage. For every aspect of climate action, someone, somewhere has already implemented pilot projects that have resulted in…
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Making a university great, with climate action
Today’s column is in response to the thought-provoking series of articles in The Daily Star on “What makes a great university” by Dr Syed Saad Andaleeb, Dr Ahrar Ahmad, and Dr Halimur R Khan. I would suggest not changing the entire university sector in Bangladesh, but rather to develop a world-leading effort in research and teaching to…
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Climate Tribune | February 2023
Climate Tribune | February 2023 ‘Knowledge creation within participatory visual methodologies’ by Sumaiya Binte Anwar ‘Shilpi’s story; water water everywhere’ by Lutfor Rahman and Md. Juel Mahmud ‘Beyond the surface’ by Madiha Chowdhury ‘Digital storytelling for translating non-economic loss & damage realities’ by Rawnak Jahan Khan Ranon and Afsara Mirza ‘Engaging communities through participatory visual methods’ by Adiba Bintey Kamal,…
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Closer to making polluters pay
Last week, at the general assembly of the United Nations in New York, a resolution was adopted by consensus to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on whether impacts of human-induced climate change are a violation of international human rights. This resolution was put forward by the government of Vanuatu…
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Biftu Beri – The Rising Morning Sun for Climate-Vulnerable Women from Kumbi Kebele
The women of Kumbi Kebele community in Ethiopia have learned to battle climate change impacts to their livelihoods through leveraging loan and saving associations and cooperatives. The Kumbi Kebele in Herana Bullluk Woreda, located in the Bale zone of the Oromia Regional National state of Ethiopia has been subject to climate change impacts which have…
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LLA lessons feature in annual Gobeshona conference
The seven-day round-the-clock conference was a platform for local leaders of LLA from over 30 countries to share their knowledge and experience.
Last week, my young colleagues at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) spent seven days at a hotel in Dhaka hosting the third annual Gobeshona Global Conference on locally led adaptation (LLA) and resilience. This is now a well-established, fully online conference that takes place round the clock, for seven days,…
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COVID-19 AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN A REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
Capacitating refugee groups in Uganda to fight malnutrition and food insecurity through climate-smart agriculture practices. This is the thirteenth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Kiryandongo refugee settlement in western Uganda is home to over 70,000 refugees. While the majority of this population is from neighbouring countries affected by…
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International Women’s Day: “The urgency demands phenomenal leadership which women repeatedly demonstrate”
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in OpinionUN Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP27 and COP28, H.E Ms Razan Al Mubarak and Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin, along with our Global Ambassadors, explain why women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are key to accelerating the race to a net zero and resilient world. H.E Ms Razan Al Mubarak, President of the…
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Global loss and damage initiative launched in Dhaka
It aims to support both governments and civil societies in the vulnerable countries to enhance their knowledge of and responses to the adverse impacts of human-induced climate change.
This week, the UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), together with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), launched a global initiative in Dhaka to address loss and damage from human-induced climate change. The initiative, called the Alliance for Locally-Led Approaches for Transformative Action on Loss and Damage (ALL ACT on…
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Trees of hope: How Kurna people planted trees to adapt to the climate crisis
The members of the Kurna Community addressed climate change impacts by using nature-based solutions such as afforestation by leveraging indigenous resources. Kurna community, located in Kano State in Northern Nigeria, is particularly vulnerable to climate impacts like extreme heat and is already experiencing detrimental effects. Over the past two decades, the Kurna community has been…
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Making Khulna a green and fair climate city
I have just returned from a visit to the Khulna region, both Khulna city and the Sundarbans. With the Padma Bridge cutting down the journey between Dhaka and Khulna to just a few hours means that the Khulna region is already seeing development at a much faster rate than before. This has both positive and…