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November 2018
THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: Building Climate-Resilient, Migrant-Friendly Cities and Towns 18 to 20 November 2018 Venue: Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Agargaon, Dhaka BACKGROUND The Third Annual National Conference on Urban Resilience to Climate Change is expected to bring together experts, practitioners and policy makers to discuss a range of issues related to urban resilience and climate change adaptation. The conference hope to draw attention on how to make cities climate resilient and migrant…
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Contributions of the Research Community to Climate Action and Implementation of the Paris Agreement
Researchers from academia, non-profits and think-tanks are engaged in research, capacity building, and education. This session will highlight evidence-based case studies of such practices that advance climate action and promote the effective and lasting implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speakers: The RINGO steering committee will again solicit presentation proposals from its broad constituency -- members whose work and students: support party delegations; conduct research on the process or on specific climate actions; and carry the message of the Paris Agreement…
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Capacity-Building Day 2018 @ COP24
Capacity-Building Day 2018 @COP24 Strengthening national capacity to implement low emission and climate resilient development strategies 11th of December (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) Venue: PCCB Capacity-Building Hub Today, global communities are moving inevitably towards a consensus on climate change and the need to reduce greenhouse gases as well as the need for adequate capacity for mitigation and adaption to the changing climate. As such, the article 11 of the Paris Agreement has clearly identified capacity-building as a pathway towards achieving…
Find out more »Role of Capacity Building in Enhancing Climate Finance Governance and Transparency: Experiences from Bangladesh
Objectives: Share innovative approaches to capacity building employed by the CFTM project to promote the levels of governance and transparency of climate finance in Bangladesh Promote cross-country learning on best practices Speakers: Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS Ainun Nishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University Climate Finance Transparency Mechanism (CFTM) is an issue-based project (IBP) initiated in January 2017 and being implemented by a consortium of 5 partners: ICCCAD, BCAS, C3ER, COAST Trust, CSRL, in association with…
Find out more »Introducing a National Mechanism on Loss and Damage in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has recently undertaken the decision to develop a two year pilot programme on developing a National Mechanism on Loss and Damage. This two year pilot phase will experiment with different aspects of loss and damage, including both fast onset and slow onset impacts, insurance as a potential coping mechanism, enabled migration etc. The objective of the event is to share GoB’s decision to set up a National Mechanism on Loss and Damage in Bangladesh Organized…
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