Category: Blog
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Paris climate deal ‘not a failure’ if it busts 2C goal
(This article was originally published here) A Paris climate pact will not have failed if it does not deliver greenhouse gas cuts to limit global warming to 2C. So says Dan Reifsnyder, one of two UN co-chairs coaxing 196 countries towards a carbon-cutting agreement this December. In an exclusive interview with RTCC, he and colleague Ahmed…
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Electronic Waste: The Story of Bangladesh
(This article was originally published here) The vision 2021 of becoming “Digital Bangladesh” aims to make our nation stronger through effective use of modern technology on important sectors and areas like education, health, communication and alleviation of poverty levels. This clearly predicates the wider usage of electrical and electronic products throughout the country. Domestic policies…
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Locating ‘livelihood resilience’ in climate adaptation discourse
(This article has been originally published here) This blog is inspired by research which I undertook for my PhD, which aimed at refocusing livelihoods research and analyses in the context of contemporary vulnerability dynamics, patterns and trends using the resilience perspective. Climate change is one of the major drivers of contemporary vulnerability dynamics, patterns and trends…
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In Bangladesh, coastal villagers pay price for climate change
(This article has been originally published here) Since 2010, Seeta Rani Mohaldar and her husband have lived like refugees. Her home now is a small, one-room structure with no electricity or running water. Seeta treks kilometers into the forest to fish and collect firewood: she is her family’s sole breadwinner. “If I have a good…
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Degrees of Salvation
(This article has originally been published at Dhaka Tribune and can be accessed here) You can already hear the sounds of the goalposts shifting. As the 21st conference of parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) looms, some countries and groups are managing expectations. Levels of ambition, funding, and the…
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Empowering coastal communities through innovative adaptation practices
(This article was originally published here) People living in the coastal areas of Bangladesh are hit especially hard by disasters such as cyclones, flash floods, erratic rainfall, and salinity intrusion. These adverse effects of climate change are making their hard and complicated lives even harder and more complicated. However, through conserving ecosystems and carrying out…
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Hurricane Katrina to Cyclone Pam: whose losses count more?
(This article has originally published on rtcc.org and can be found here) This year marked the tenth anniversary of hurricane Katrina that had devastating consequences on New Orleans and the entire Gulf coast of the United States. The event killed at least 986, displaced up to 600,000 for over a month, and caused an estimated USD…
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Climate change: Changing narratives
(This article has been originally published on The Daily Star and can be accessed here) Over the last two decades the topic of climate change has gone through an evolution in thinking both at the global level as well as in Bangladesh. Global narrative would broadly categorise the global climate change narrative as having gone through…
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Public Lecture by Sir David King at IUB
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh in collaboration with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a Public Lecture on ‘Contemporary Global Climate Change Debate: Challenges and Prospect’ on Monday, 16 March, 2015 at IUB’s Permanent Campus, in Bashundhara, Dhaka. Sir David King, Climate Change Envoy, UK,…
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Negotiating a new climate treaty
(This article has been originally published on The Daily Star, available here) The 20th Conference of Parties (COP20) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended in Lima, Peru almost 36 hours after the official closing with the adoption of the ” Lima Call for Climate Action”. This sets up the final…
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Call for Applications: 2015 Resilience Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Resilience Academy 2015 in Bangladesh and the Resilience Academy 2016 in Germany will produce, combine and share knowledge about enhancing livelihood resilience to minimize loss and damage. “Enhancing Resilience to minimize Loss and Damage – Providing Knowledge for the UNFCCC”Loss and damage is an emerging topic in climate change negotiations, research, policy and implementation…
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Is UN climate change body still fit for purpose?
(This article was originally published on Dhaka Tribune, available here) Going into the Lima talks, there was a great sense of optimism buoyed by the successful climate change summit held by the UN secretary general in September and with the many hundreds of thousands of marchers in New York and many other cities around the world. This was…