Category: Dhaka Tribune Articles
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Women’s frontier in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
(This article was originally published here) The options to earn a living in Buddhamari village, where Mahera lives, are limited and full of peril. The Mongla upazilla in the Bagerhat district where the village is located suffers from high salinity which makes fishing, crab farming, collecting, and selling fuel wood from the Sundarbans some of…
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The green climate fund and the private sector in Bangladesh
(This article was originally published here) As the UN prepares to roll out a multibillion-dollar Green Climate Fund (GCF), it offers greater opportunities to engage the private sector to combat climate change risks. The GCF business model not only aims to raise money from institutional private investors, but also support local, small-scale businesses to invest…
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Green climate fund: Reality or rhetoric
(This article was originally published here) The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate finance mechanism that developed countries pledge funds into for climate related activities in developing countries. It is established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The GCF is accountable to and functions under the guidance of the…
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Climate fiscal framework: Bangladesh leads on climate actions
(This article was originally published here) Bangladesh ranks fifth among the world’s ten most vulnerable countries to climate change induced calamities in the world according to the Climate Risk Index, 2014. Bangladesh has become one of the most innovative fighters of climate change through both community-based adaptation, national level initiatives, as well as participation in…
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Climate champion Sarder Shafiqul Alam
(This article was originally published here) Mr Sarder Shafiqul Alam is an experienced field researcher who pioneered many community-based adaptation projects in Bangladesh. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of climate change issues facing the country and adaptation activities undertaken by local communities. He is currently the Urban Programme Coordinator for the International Centre for Climate…
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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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What does the IPCC report say about climate change in Bangladesh?
(This article was originally published here) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessment of climate change. In the most recent report, Bangladesh was identified as being at particular risk from climate change as it is in a low-lying coastal region with regular cyclones.Thousands of scientists and other experts…
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Communicating climate change solutions
(This article was originally published here) Awareness of the climate change problem is now at an all time high all over the world. In Bangladesh, the level of awareness of climate change is relatively higher than in many other countries. This awareness now needs to be translated into knowledge and actions on the solutions of…
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Climate negotiations on the road to Paris
(This article was originally published here) Geneva is the most important step this year for delivering a new global climate agreement in Paris The year 2015 is a critical year for global climate negotiations. The agreement adopted at the climate summit in Paris in December (COP21) will test the willingness of countries to act…