Category: Publications
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Boosting disaster preparedness in the Ganges Delta
The Ganges Delta has always been exposed to extreme weather events. Bangladesh has made remarkable progress towards becoming climate resilient. More will be needed since global heating is getting worse. Due to its geographic location and high population density, the entire country is a climate hotspot. Common issues include heat waves, erratic rainfall, flooding, droughts,…
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Operationalization of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage: Road to COP 27
The Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (SNLD) was established at COP25/CMA2, “as part of the Warsaw International Mechanism,…for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, to catalyse the technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches at the local,…
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Glasgow Dialogue needs to deliver on Loss and Damage Finance Facility
With a 1 degree increase in temperature above pre-industrial levels, climate change is already causing mayhem in different parts of the world. The term Loss and Damage (capitalised letters) refers to the political debate under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) following the establishment of the Warsaw Mechanism for Loss and Damage…
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Climate Tribune | April 2022
Climate Tribune | April 2022 Articles in the series “LOSS AND DAMAGE, WHAT’S NEXT FROM SCOTLAND? by Nicola Sturgeon “LOSSES AND DAMAGES IN A CLIMATE CHANGED WORLD” by Saleemul Huq, Ian Burton, and Simon Anderson “CLIMATE VULNERABLE NATIONS STAND UP TO MOBILIZE FUNDING FACILITIES FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE” by Md Abul Kalam Azad “ADDRESSING LOSS…
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University-Based Researchers as Knowledge Brokers for Climate Policies and Action
Responding effectively to climate crisis requires strong science-policy links to be put in place. Past research on the research-policy interface indicates long standing challenges that have become more acute in the case of climate science, since this requires multi-disciplinary approaches and faces distinctive political challenges in linking knowledge with policy. What can be learned from…
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Climate Tribune | March 2022
Climate Tribune | March 2022 Articles in the series “Women as rightful leaders of the movement to solve the climate crisis” by Rukhsar Sultana “Are we ready to tackle the heat?” by Savio Rousseau Rozario and Ali Mohammad Rezaie “Space between disaster, migration, and Covid” by Afsana Afrin Esha “Can we bridge the climate information…
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It’s time to popularise climate resilient housing
What does one imagine when thinking of a house? A place that is safe and secure, that can provide privacy and, most importantly, protection from extreme climates. For someone belonging to the most vulnerable and marginalised communities of Bangladesh, living in regions plagued by constant natural disasters, the above-mentioned concept of “a house” is…
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Salt tolerant rice varieties bring hope to Bangladesh farmers
Salinity intrusion makes thousands of hectares of land barren in coastal Bangladesh Coastal districts 25% of the country’s rice production.” BRRI-47 first salt-tolerant rice variety Salt-tolerant rice changing fortunes and circumstances across country 5,216 hectares in Satkhira, most climate-affected district, cultivated with BRRI-47 2.86 million hectares of coastal and off-shore arable lands available In the…
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Addressing food security and climate change through regenerative agriculture
Bangladesh needs to gradually transition to regenerative agriculture to curb the impacts of environmental and climate vulnerabilities to ensure food security for a growing populationOne of the significant challenges that Bangladesh faces is ensuring food security of a growing population. The most viable and holistic solution to this problem is regenerative agriculture. Although the term may not sound familiar to many, it has become a game-changing initiative to sustain agriculture worldwide. Regenerative agriculture is a farming system that attempts…
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Insights on land use, agriculture and food security in Bangladesh: way forward with climate change and development
An extensive review was undertaken of relevant peer-reviewed journal articles, international and national NGO reports, case studies, newspaper articles, factsheets, policy briefs and blogs relating to land use and land cover, agriculture and impacts of climate change in Bangladesh. Scientific studies and projections provide evidence to support the argument that the agricultural sector in Bangladesh…
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Climate Tribune | February 2022
Climate Tribune | February 2022 Articles in the series ‘The new normal: Youth leadership for climate action’ by Farah Kabir ‘Gender equality and climate justice’ by Dilruba Haider ‘Dignity in the shadows: Let’s talk about it’ by Adnan Qader & Hasin Jahan ‘The history of BRAC addressing climate change’ by Dr. Md Liakath Ali ‘The…
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What does the IPCC say about Bangladesh in its Sixth Assessment Report of Working Group II?
Around 850,000 households and 250,000 hectares of harvestable lands were lost in climate-induced disasters; loss of agricultural land also resulted in crop failure, which increased the price of rice by 30% between 2014 and 2021
The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of Working Group II (WGII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was published on February 28, 2022. AR6 by Working Group I, published in August 2021, clearly stated that increasing anthropogenic activities have increased the global mean temperature by over 1°C, resulting in increased frequency and intensity of…