Keynote speech of Dr. Alice Baillat at 4th Gobeshona Conference, 8 January 2018 Have you ever asked yourself why weaker parties continue to negotiate with stronger parties in multilateral negotiations while they are a priori certain to lose? How a country like Bangladesh can expect to get something from climate negotiations when, around the same table, you have most powerful …
CREATING COMMON VISIONS
CREATING COMMON VISIONS: Building pathways to ‘zero-zero’ – a low-carbon, hunger-free Bangladesh Researchers and practitioners will assist stakeholders and decision-makers identify pathways to a low-carbon, hunger-free Bangladesh. A new project in Bangladesh has brought together environment and development researchers and practitioners from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam Bangladesh and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development …
International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) signs MOU with icddr,b
International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) signs MOU with icddr,b Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23 July 2017, the two centres will work to raise awareness on risks associated with climate change and gather and share relevant knowledge. [layerslider id=”9″] Based in Bangladesh, ICCCAD aims to gain and distribute knowledge on climate change and specifically adaptation …
The conference for a climate-resilient Bangladesh #Gobeshona3
Day 1: Research into Use Inaugural Session of Gobeshona3 Great start to 4-day #Gobeshona3 conference on #climatechange in #Bangladesh with @SaleemulHuq @Gobeshona @ICCCAD pic.twitter.com/ahZZ700ntM — Dr. Farhana Sultana (@Farhana_H2O) 8 January 2017 Inaugural session of the Gobeshona Annual conference on Climate change 2017. #gobeshona3 @SaleemulHuq @ICCCAD @MakameMahmud3 @cnazmul78 pic.twitter.com/olkmz8CUXE — Tasfiq Mahmood (@MahmoodTasfiq) 8 January 2017 "Gobeshona, a platform for …
The 2nd Annual Gobeshona Conference 2016
Date: 8th – 11th January, 2016 Venue: Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Plot 16 Block B, Aftabuddin Ahmed Road Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh About the conference: The Gobeshona Conference for Research on Climate Change in Bangladesh is an annual conference that showcases research on climate change in Bangladesh. The conference provides the opportunity for international and multi-stakeholder participants to engage with a wide …
Rising tide of loss and damage advances cause in U.N. climate deal
(This article was originally posted by Thomson Reuters Foundation here) As the latest round of U.N. climate talks drew to a close in Bonn on Friday, the tiny island state of Dominica was beginning a second day of national mourning for more than 30 people killed a week ago by a tropical storm, and some 35 reported missing. Margareta Wahlström, head of …
Gobeshona Young Research Program Launched at IUB
(Originally published here) The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized the launching ceremony of the Gobeshona Young Research Program (GYRP) on Monday, 11 May 2015 at IUB’s campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka. The USAID has awarded a grant for two years to the ICCCAD for the GYRP program. The Gobeshona Young Research Program …
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 $135 billion in damages. Seven …
Exclusion of ‘loss and damage’ would make Paris deal useless
(This article has been originally published on rtcc.org, available here) The UN’s climate body has kicked off its year of intensive work with a meeting this week in Geneva. The process will culminate in Paris in December, where world leaders hope to sign off a new agreement that will deal with all elements of global warming. The aim of this …
Dr. Saleemul Huq’s Interview with Dhaka Tribune
Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD spoke to the fastest growing English daily in Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune about the status of climate change research in Bangladesh, the reasons behind it and the way forward. The conversation was focused on the Gobeshona platform and the upcoming Gobeshona conference. The full interview can be accessed in the link provided below: Dr. Saleemul Huq’s Interview …