Tag: NAPA
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Resource mobilization for climate change adaptation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been demonstrating strong political commitment to address the issues associated with climate change
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change impacts. The low-lying land at the end of one of the world’s largest river delta systems makes Bangladesh more prone to natural disasters, like flash floods, monsoon floods, landslides, cyclones, storm surge, salinity intrusion, drought, and unpredictable rainfall. According to the Global Climate…
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Resilience and prosperity under a changing climate
Bangladesh, jeopardised by multiple environmental, economic and social hazards, is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Despite having limited resources, it has made significant progress in reducing the loss of human life through improved early warning and forecasting systems, effective use of local governance structure, active involvement of community-based organisations, risk informed…
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Past, present, and future of locally led adaptation
The need for the world to adapt to the potential adverse impacts of human induced climate change has been known since the publication of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2001. This was then followed by the 7th session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) in Marrakech, Morocco…
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Climate change impacts are not taking time off because of Covid-19 crisis: Dr Saleemul Huq
Climate change and disaster risks are increasingly affecting the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) across the world. Bangladesh, a lower- middle-income country which graduated from the LDC status in 2015, is no exception. In this backdrop, the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests is executing the Formulation and Advancement of the National Adaptation Plan…
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A tale of broken promises – finance and the UN climate talks
(This article was originally published on RTCC.org, available here) Least developed countries deserve more support in the face of evident and increasing threats, says expert In Lima we celebrated the crossing of the 10 Billion US Dollars mark in terms of pledges to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and we even saw a contribution of 50…