Residents need stronger infrastructure, financial support to cope.
For Bangladesh, especially in places like coastal Satkhira, ASP must be tailored to the unique needs of women.
Unicef notes that prolonged school closures increase the likelihood that girls will drop out permanently or be married off as families search for ways to cope.
In Dhaka, trees are treated as expendable. They are cut down for road-widening with no plan for replacement.
Over the past two decades, 185 extreme weather events have caused 11,450 deaths and resulted in economic losses amounting to $3.72 billion.
The seven-day conference was a platform for local leaders of LLA from over 30 countries.
Such strategic funding would not only benefit Bangladesh but also the UK, and indeed many other countries as well.
In the present era of climate change, mangrove ecosystems have been silently acting as our climate guardian
The young population in the coastal villages want to develop their skills and knowledge and advance their career.
Such strategic funding would not only benefit Bangladesh but also the UK, and indeed many other countries as well.
In the present era of climate change, mangrove ecosystems have been silently acting as our climate guardian
The young population in the coastal villages want to develop their skills and knowledge and advance their career.
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
Locally-led approaches are community-focused but differs from our traditional practice in several ways, and are more effective.
The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that are going to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh.
The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.
People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
It is estimated that Bangladesh may see 13 million internal climate migrants by 2050.
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to all kinds of climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, storm surges, sea-level rise, landslides, heat, and cold stresses.
