Young people are the stewards of the future. Globally, youths are advocating for climate issues at local, national, and international levels. Youth are working to address their concerns and provide solutions to real-world problems regarding climate change. As youth are the largest demography and have the highest potential to bring changes, young voices and actions are considered critical in the …

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Halfway through its inaugural year, the Board for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FLD) has started making strides. With two meetings underway and the next in the horizon, it is a good time to reflect on the Board’s progress so far what challenges lie ahead. The Inaugural Session for the First Board Meeting of the Fund for …

ICCCAD’s Savio Rousseau Rozario explains why donors should put CASH – ‘compassion, accountability, security and honour’ – at the heart of efforts to help local communities build resilience to climate change. In May, the 18th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA18) in Tanzania focused on approaches for accelerating climate change resilience through locally led adaptation (LLA). Among the 300-plus delegates were representatives …

Background With climate change impact accelerating, it has become evident that vulnerable communities and countries in the Global South are affected most. Every year, these communities are exposed to severe losses and damages caused by the impacts of human-induced climate change. The impact and the resulting losses and damages are beyond the adaptive capacity of the developing countries. The problem …

Reflections from 18th Community-Based Adaption Conference (CBA18) by Savio Rousseau Rozario The climate-vulnerable communities have traditionally been supported with financial assistance, with less importance given to investing in enhancing their capacities to reduce donor dependency. Hence, this article highlights the importance of investing in community capabilities through trust-building, accountability, and transparency. During the first week of May, I was in …

  As an old Native American saying goes, “When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.” We are at the brink of a climate crisis. According to climate scientists, the earth is heating up at an unprecedented rate, thanks to all the …

Saleemul Huq, an expert in the field of climate change, environment and development, devoted his life’s work to advocating the world’s most climate-vulnerable communities. While he did not live to see his work come to fruition last year at COP28, his legacy will live on in the breakthrough progress and momentum made on Loss and Damage. This week, the UAE …

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II on several global dignitaries including late Bangladeshi Professor Saleemul Huq in recognition of their contributions to the success of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) hosted by the UAE late last year. …

Climate Tribune | December 2023 Articles in the series ‘Loss and damage talk around the halls at COP28’ by Nusrat Naushin and Chowdhury Abrar Zahin ‘Reflections on GGA from COP28’ by Savio Rousseau Rozario ‘The unaccomplished agenda of climate finance at COP28 in Dubai’ by Afsara Binte Mirza and Towrin Zaman Raya ‘Beyond Borders: An Indigenous Youth’s Reflection on COP28’ by Shimi …