The 2009 pledge to mobilize US$100 billion a year by 2020 in climate finance to developing nations was not specific on what types of funding could count. Indeterminacy and questionable claims make it impossible to know if developed nations have delivered; as 2020 passes, opportunity exists to address these failures in a new pledge. At the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations, …
Based on a systematic review of journal articles, books and book chapters, and policy papers, we evaluate possible sources of finance for addressing loss and damage from slow onset climate events in developing countries. We find that most publications explore insurance schemes which are not appropriate for most slow onset events. From this, we determine that only a few sources …
Abstract Because of ethnic and cultural violence in Myanmar, approximately a million Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh starting from August 2017, in what the UN has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Those arriving in Bangladesh were able to escape decade-long ethnic violence in Myanmar, but the Rohingya’s immediate destination, Cox’s Bazar district is one of the most climate-vulnerable …
Abstract Adapting to the impacts of climate change is one of the most urgent priorities of our time. Given that the impacts of climate change are experienced at local scales, it makes sense that adaptation should occur locally, and yet, despite this, locals often have little control over how adaptation is funded, designed and delivered in order to climate-proof their …
Climate scientists recommend ways to boost the value of virtual conferences and reduce carbon footprints even when travel curbs ease. In 2018, social scientist Roger Tyers pledged to stop flying for work and leisure. Soon afterwards, he won a research fellowship that included fieldwork in China. So he decided to take the train from Southampton to Shanghai, a journey of …
This article is the second installment of a two-part series. As COVID-19 ravages Bangladesh’s economy, its inevitable impacts have exposed the many dysfunctionalities and loopholes of the country’s power sector. This article attempts to better understand how the pandemic has affected Bangladesh’s power sector and anticipates the role of renewable energy technology in paving climate-resilient, sustainable energy pathways. Part I tackles the …
This article is the first installment of a two-part series. As COVID-19 ravages Bangladesh’s economy, its inevitable impacts have exposed the many dysfunctionalities and loopholes of the country’s power sector. This article attempts to better understand how the pandemic has affected Bangladesh’s power sector and anticipates the role of renewable energy technology in paving climate-resilient, sustainable energy pathways. Part I tackles the …
Abstract The forced displacement of over 700,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh since the crackdown in August 2017 has resulted in a critical humanitarian and environmental crisis. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water in the camps that were constructed to provide shelter for the refugee population. The current study explores occurrence of Mn in groundwater in the Rohingya …
This Reflections Article published on SENTIO JOURNAL, Issue 2: Theory and Practice in Research Ethics Authors: Alexandra Halligey, Istikh Ahmed, M Feisal Rahman, Hanna A Ruszczyk and Sumaiya Binte Selim Sudha Example fallback content: This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF.
Sharing lessons is critical for ensuring that finite funding for climate change adaptation is deployed in ways that provide the most value and impact. Successes are celebrated, but failures are habitually obscured, leaving a major knowledge base untapped. This commentary calls for the urgent sharing of failures as a source of critical learning. Authors: RossWestoby1 Mohammad FeisalRahman2 Karen E.McNamara3 SaleemulHuq4 …
