Climate Tribune | January 2023 Articles in the series ‘Mapping of the losses and damages’ by  Afroz Shah ‘Enhancing the ability of Sri Lankan agricultural communities to cope with loss and damage from severe floods’ by Amila Lankapura ‘The invisible role of local communities in adapting to climate change’ by Gonzalo Pérez E ‘From framing to financing’ by Kavita Sachwani ‘ICJ advisory opinion …

Climate Tribune | December 2022 Articles in the series “ICCCAD at COP27” by Saleemul Huq “Around the halls” by Nusrat Naushin “Global Shield” by SM Saify Iqbal “Under one platform” by Sarah Farheen Khan “Activism to action” by Shohail Bin Saifullah “Joining forces” by Sumaiya Binte Selim “Climate action funds” by Towrin Zaman Raya

  Climate Tribune | November 2022 Articles in the series “A community buzzing with stories of resistance” by Afsana Afrin Esha, Md Hasibul Hasan and Mahabuba Hasan Lima “Capacitate, activate, amplify” by Rukhsar Sultana, Juel Mahmud and Tabia Tasnim Anika “Waste: The one with waste recycling” by Hamida Akter, Sarah Nandudu, and Zakia Sultana “Catalytic grants” by Shuchi Vora “Mainstreaming …

Climate Tribune | September 2022 Articles in the series ‘Financing climate adaptation at the last mile’ by Abdullah Zahiruddin Ahmad ‘Global goal on adaptation’s potential to incorporate local communities’ voices’ by Afsara Mirza and Md Bodrud-Doza Zion ‘Evolution of LLA: How locally- led adaptation came into the climate change arena’ by Fatema Akhter, Dr. Saleemul Huq and Afsara Binte Mirza …

Climate Tribune | August 2022 Articles in the series ‘Climate education for Bangladeshi children: Necessity or luxury?’ by Aruba Faruque ‘Women empowerment in Climate Change’ by Farhin Rahman Reeda and Nazmus Sakib ‘Youth engagement in the climate change policy arena of Bangladesh’ by Afsara Binte Mirza and Masrura Tahiat ‘No more excuses for Loss and Damage’ by Ineza Umuhoza Grace ‘The role of “EcoNetwork” for spreading environmental knowledge …

Climate Tribune | July 2022 Articles in the series “Effective adaptation for avoiding maladaptation” by Khandker Tarin Tahsin and Md Bodrud-Doza “The mud houses of rural Shyamnagar battling climatic hazards” by Sumaiya Binte Anwar ‘The need of the hour” by S M Saify Iqbal “Progress and problems” by Roshni Islam “How Padma bridge contributes in strengthening the resilience for the southwestern coastal …

Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP2100) Youth Action Track (YAT) is a program designed by Wageningen University (Netherlands) and the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), funded by the Netherlands, to link Bangladeshi young professionals to the BDP2100. Youth were connected to professionals and practitioners working on BDP2100 through dialogue and seminars, and were stimulated to contribute their suggestions …

In September last year, my organization YouthNet for Climate Justice, facilitated a joint oversight visit with parliamentarians and youth groups in the climate-affected areas of Bangladesh to observe the ground realities. As part of this field visit, we hosted some climate dialogues and heard the voices on the frontlines. Among many of the community people who faced the negative consequences …

In the parlance of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “losses and damages” refer broadly to harm from observed climate change impacts (past and current) and projected risks (future). The recent IPCC AR6 WGII report states that “observed mortality and losses due to floods and droughts are much greater for regions with high vulnerability and vulnerable populations such as the …

Practical Action has been working on flood risk management for many years and is interested to explore with local people what can be done to reduce the losses and damages as a result of flooding hitting the poorest, and the most vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. In 2018, we started working with the flood vulnerable communities of Faridpur in south-central Bangladesh. …