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Eco-systems help cope with climate change

By ICCCAD
April 3, 2016
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(Originally published here) Good management of natural resources such as forests and wetlands is particularly important for poor, vulnerable communities most at risk from the impacts of climate change such as increasing floods and droughts. They are reliant on the natural resources to earn a living and feed their families. Many eco-systems embodied in these natural resources and the services …

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CBA10 Youth Conference

By ICCCAD
April 3, 2016
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Apply To Attend the CBA10 Youth Conference 2016, Dhaka Deadline: 15 April 2016 Location: North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Date: 26-27 April, 2016 CBA10 Youth Conference is an event targeted to incorporate the ideas and innovations of youth in the policy recommendation on Community Based Climate Change Adaptation that would run parallel to the CBA10, an international conference on community based adaptation organized …

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Bangladesh will experience rise of temperature beyond the Paris agreement

By ICCCAD
March 27, 2016
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(Originally published here) On December 12, 2015, a historic agreement to combat climate change to achieve a low carbon, resilient, and sustainable world was signed by representatives of 195 nations in Paris. The purpose of this historic agreement is to reduce greenhouse emissions to limit increase in global average temperature within 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, aspiring even to …

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An opportunity for LDC leadership

By ICCCAD
March 20, 2016
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(Originally published here) In Paris, the least developed country group was a key player in delivering this agreement — pushing relentlessly for a legally binding and effective agreement with universal participation, inclusion of the 1.5 degree target, loss and damage, and for the much-needed finance. Who will be the next executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change …

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Rising Sea Level: Challenges ahead for Bangladesh

By ICCCAD
March 19, 2016
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(Originally published here)   Rising sea levels will definitely be the biggest threat for Bangladesh among all the external drivers related to climate change. Sea level rise affects the coastal zone of Bangladesh and its geometry in a number of ways including inundation, erosion and saline water intrusion into the water table. Climate change induced potential rise in sea level …

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Using smarter stoves to combat household air pollution

By ICCCAD
March 16, 2016
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(Originally published here) When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. This indoor air pollution plagues nearly nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi households, which use wood and other biofuels to cook inside. Over time, exposure to smoke from indoor cooking leads to deadly …

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Disaster management in Bangladesh: Reducing vulnerabilities

By ICCCAD
March 11, 2016
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(Originally published here) Bangladesh experienced over 200 natural disasters since 1980, leaving a total death toll of approximately 200,000 people and causing economic loss worth nearly $17 billion. Every year, we incurred 1.8 percent of GDP loss due to natural disaster. It is estimated that 14 percent of our GDP is exposed to disasters. After the devastating cyclone of 1991, …

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Climate Resilience Must be a Global Priority

By ICCCAD
March 6, 2016
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(Originally published here) After tense negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris in December, the world finally has a deal that, although not perfect, for the first time allows us to be optimistic that we will decelerate the pace of climate change. For those of us who have been working towards this for nearly two decades, it …

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Bangladesh urges quick release of climate fund

By ICCCAD
February 28, 2016
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(Originally published here) A high official yesterday complained that the release of global climate fund (GCF) meant for supporting the adaptation projects in vulnerable countries remains slow, hindering the implementation activities. “It needs to be expedited. The approach should not be like a banker,” said Dr Nurul Quadir, joint secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, giving a reference …

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Could an African become the new U.N. climate chief?

By ICCCAD
February 23, 2016
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(Originally published here) The next head of the U.N. process to tackle climate change should come from one of the world’s poorest countries, which led an ambitious drive to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the new Paris deal, a leading expert has proposed. With Christiana Figueres stepping down as executive secretary of the U.N. climate change convention …

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