Category: Dhaka Tribune Articles
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Adaptation to climate change – moving from local to national, and planning for the long term
(This article originally published here) By 2050, climate change impact could make an additional 14% of the country extremely vulnerable to flooding and dislocate more than 35 million people Adaptation means taking the necessary steps to adjust policies and practices in order to reduce as much as possible the adverse impacts of climate change. Adaptation…
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Sea level rising by 6-20mm each year
(This article originally published here) Government should install at least 10 high precision automatic tidal gauge stations along the coast Bangladesh has been experiencing sea-level rise by 6-20mm per year in three different coastal regions, a new study prepared after analysing 30 years’ data on tidal water states. The study named “Assessment of Sea…
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Salinity-triggered migration now alarming
(Article originally published here) Population growth rates in some of the worst salinity-hit coastal districts of Bangladesh have become negative, coupled with a staggering growth in slums, point at a mass exodus of agro-based people towards the urban areas. The alarming intrusion of salinity into vast tracts of arable land in these districts can be…
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Adaptation strategies of poor urban migrants in the context of climate change: A case study of Natore, Sirajganj, and Rajshahi
(Article originally published here) The policies and their implementation must aim to locate people to cities other than Dhaka and Chittagong River erosion, continuous flooding, and long droughts — these calamities are everyday realities for some Bangladeshis. They affect livelihoods, disrupt lives and uproot people from their homes. Observations from a recent study show that…
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The 2015 Paris Climate Summit: Dilemma and Direction
(Article originally published here) Having attended all twenty conferences of parties (COPs) of the UN’s climate body over the years and now planning to be in Paris for the twenty-first in December, I am feeling ambivalent about the entire enterprise. Everything I hear about in the build-up seems to be a mixture of good news and…
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Dhaka – a city on the brink of a climate refugee crisis
(This article has originally been published here) To the surprise of very few, Dhaka has been ranked as one of the most unlivable cities in the world. Delving deeper beneath the apparent reasons – overpopulation, pollution, and congestion – reveals a major underlying cause: unsustainable levels of climate induced displacement and migration. “Climate change acts…
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Adaptation to climate change — how well is Dhaka doing?
(This article has originally been published here) A recent article by researchers working at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in the Tribune explained the challenges Dhaka will face due to climate change. The city has a population of over 18 million residents and continues to grow at an explosive 6.9% yearly rate.…
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We need to hear children’s voices when adapting to climate change
“It is very important for people to know about climate change because it will matter to their survival in the coming days,” says DJ Wena, aged 12, from a small village in the Philippines. She is one of the main anchors of a local radio program called Voice of the Youth, Sound of the Truth.…
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Mainstreaming climate change with development
(This article was originally posted here) The government is planning to update the climate change strategy and action plan in line with the current situation to set priority, directions and importance while undertaking development projects. “We are planning to make the updates as the climatic situation in Bangladesh has been changing gradually and some new…
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Climate change disaster reduction planning: moving from periphery to centre
(This article was originally posted here) Climate change is a clear and present danger, forcing countries to evolve their policies constantly to keep up, participants at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction said today. “It’s clear that climate change is going to have dramatic consequences for disaster risk reduction, particularly for poorer countries,”…
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Energy and climate change
(This article was originally published here) Energy is the most talked about issue these days in the context of the growing world population, climate change, and the need to reduce our carbon footprint. Increasing the renewable energy mix is the way forward for all nations. While there are fast and slow movers in the race…
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Bangladesh: An example of adapting to a harsh environment
(This article was originally published here) We travel by car and speed-boat to the island of Kitubdia in the Bay of Bengal. From the ferry ghat, it is a bumpy 15-minute ride into town in the back of a jalopy. I’ve come to the island with Bangladeshi friends to research the impact of climate change…