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Promoting Indigenous Knowledge to strengthen community led adaptation

By Web editor
February 28, 2023
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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Smallholder farmers in the Umzingwane district from the southern part of Zimbabwe are taking up locally-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge to adapt to unpredictable climate patterns. This is the eleventh of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Zimbabwe is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Erratic and unpredictable rainfall patterns affect livelihoods of many families, …

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From debt cycle to self-resilience: A Story from the small village of Datinakhali

By ICCCAD
February 22, 2023
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
1,609

In Datinakhali, Bangladesh, a cooperative savings fund is helping local women diversify their livelihoods to adapt to climate change. This is the tenth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Datinakhali, a village from the Buri Goalini Union of Shyamnagar Upazila from the Satkhira District in Bangladesh, is at the forefront of the climate crisis due …

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Banishanta, Bangladesh: Local weathercasters combat climate change

By ICCCAD
February 7, 2023
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
1,288

In the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh, people of Banishanta village have formed a local weather club to make informed decisions in the face of a changing climate. This is the ninth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.  The agriculture sector in the coastal regions of Bangladesh is severely impacted by various climatic events such …

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Months of persistent action: Kamarkhali’s fight to save their village from riverbank erosion

By ICCCAD
January 16, 2023
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In the north-central region of Bangladesh, Shebika Shangma along with six other people mobilizes the local community to build embankment to protect their village from riverbank erosion. This is the eighth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Indian Meghalaya region is commonly called the rainiest place on earth. A multitude of rivers carry …

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Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Locally-led mangrove nursery brings ecological and economic benefits in a changing climate

By ICCCAD
January 9, 2023
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh, we meet Nomita Mondol, who established a locally led mangrove nursery to deal with the impacts of climate change. This is the seventh of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Sundarbans, located in the Southwest region of Bangladesh, is the single largest mangrove forest in the world which provides …

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Changing with the Tides of Change: A Women’s Group Journey towards Climate Resilience

By ICCCAD
November 29, 2022
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In Kyamulibwa sub-county, Kalungu district, Uganda, we meet Beatrice Nakiweewa, who leads a women’s group to grow vegetables to use in their catering business impacted by climate change. This is the sixth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. In 2021 Twezimbe Women’s Group in Kyamulibwa sub-county, Kalungu district, Uganda led by Beatrice Nakiweewa was …

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Abdul Kadir leads local efforts to replant trees to regain livelihoods in Bangladesh

By ICCCAD
October 12, 2022
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In Gabura Union, Bangladesh, we meet Abdul Kadir, a tree enthusiast who plants trees to create new livelihood opportunities and enhance natural ecosystems in his community. This is the fifth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Gabura Union is located in the Southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. It is one of the world’s most …

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Lucy Lemashisha – the face of resilience for Kenya’s Maasai Community

By Web editor
September 6, 2022
in :  Voices from the Frontline
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In the Kajiado County, Kenya, we meet Lucy Lemashisha who coordinates women community empowerment activities to save her Maasai community from marginalization and improve food security. This is the fourth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. Kenya lies along the equator and is the largest economy of the Eastern and Central Africa region. Nomadic …

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Tanzania: Beekeeping for Sustainable Livelihoods and Climate Resilience

By Web editor
August 8, 2022
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In the Singida region in Tanzania, we meet Sophie who leads the Mashujaa women’s group in diversifying their livelihoods. This is the third of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. One of the telltale signs of climate change in the Singida region in Tanzania is the erratic and inconsistent rainfall patterns each month. The region …

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TANZANIA: Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts

By ICCCAD
July 18, 2022
in :  Voices from the Frontline 2
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In the Singida region in Tanzania, we meet Amani Saidi Mwangu, an onion and tomato farmer who defies climate change to secure his livelihood. This is the second of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)‘ stories by ICCCAD and GRP. The Singida region is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Tanzania. It has a semi-arid climate and about 80% …

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