Tag: GOBESHONA Global Conference
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Possibilities of participatory visual research methods
A commentary from Bangladesh and Indian Sundarbans
The visual methods embedded in the Bangladesh and Indian Sundarbans seek to sketch issues of vivencia (lived experiences) representing climate change, uncertainty, and transformative actions in South Asia. Through these participatory visual action research techniques are told from the vantage points of women, youth islanders, and through children’s paintings, these methods tell mundane stories of…
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The 2nd Gobeshona Global Conference
A growing platform for knowledge about climate change and potential solutions
GOBESHONA is an innovative knowledge platform for climate change researchers in Bangladesh formed by Dr Saleemul Huq in 2014 to work on building the capacity to adapt to climate change. This platform aims to bring together the national and international research communities to encourage sharing, enhance the quality of research, and, in doing so, make…
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Climate Tribune | June 2022
Climate Tribune | June 2022 Articles in the series “A Growing Platform for Knowledge About Climate Change and Potential Solution” By Sarah Farheen Khan “Taking a human rights-based approach to understand climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh” By Rukhsar Sultana “Water Resilience through Locally Led Adaptation” By Adnan Qader “Comprehensive adaptation measures to address climate change impacts”…
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Locally led adaptation: We can lead the world
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was set up with its headquarters in the Netherlands a couple of years ago, and has already developed into a major platform focusing on supporting countries to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. It has already set up regional centres in China and Africa, and is about…
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How to fix the failures of climate finance
One of the positive outcomes of the COP26 held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021 was a universal acknowledgement of the failure of developed countries to deliver climate finance to developing countries, and even of developing countries themselves to actually deliver to the most vulnerable communities within their own territories. While it is good that…