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Woman cultivating a garden with plants and palm trees.
Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
… the world has failed to respond to the triple crises of poverty, climate and nature at the scale and speed so desperately needed by the … inclusive and resilient recovery. Under the Global Commission on Adaptation , a partnership of peers formed around this challenge, … of Slum Dwellers International . The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) was among this group of partners and, …
Insight, 12 January 2021
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Mainstreaming adaptation benefits for Bangladesh’s freshwater ecosystems
… The unplanned climate change adaptation benefits of a programme focused on Bangladesh’s freshwater ecosystems is making a case for this kind of … Climate change … Mainstreaming adaptation benefits for Bangladesh’s freshwater ecosystems …
Publication, 01 August 2018
Communities living in low-lying areas of Bangladesh are currently adapting incrementally to rising sea levels - but transformational adaptation will eventually be necessarily (Photo: Aurélien Paulus, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Author Q&A: Resilience – the science of adaptation to climate change
… IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq is an expert on the links between climate change and sustainable development, particularly from the perspective of … (ICCCAD) in Bangladesh, Huq was the lead author of the chapter on Adaptation and Mitigation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Climate change … Author Q&A: Resilience – the science of adaptation to climate change …
Article, 28 March 2019
Shahajat Ali shows a newspaper article describing the incentive-based hilsa conservation programme under the Department of Fisheries (Photo: BCAS)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … Climate change … Ecosystem-based adaptation … EbA Evidence and Policy: Bangladesh …
Project, 12 June 2018
Two men carry fallen leaves out of a flooded road.
Interview: How can the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage meet the technical needs of communities vulnerable to climate change?
Article, 29 September 2022
Two women walk along a ridge alongside an expanse of water.
Why women are footing the bill for climate: lessons from Bangladesh
… more than two billion people around the world have been impacted by climate-related disasters. Exposure to climate risks causes considerable … Reflecting on the findings of a new study on household expenditure in Bangladesh, this IIED Debates event explored the intersection of climate … and what is needed to alleviate the financial burden of climate adaptation. Climate-related disasters such as storms, cyclones, floods, …
Event, 19 May 2022
A ruined house on a hillside, surrounded by mud and rocks.
Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
Insight, 08 June 2022
Participants study a map in Bangladesh. Photo: Isabelle Lemaire
Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh
Project, 17 December 2012
Two children in a flooded field.
Supporting child-centred resilience to climate impacts
… The climate crisis threatens children around the world. The United Nations … risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect children. Children are physiologically … wellbeing of children in these countries are at risk. Child-centred adaptation to climate change Between 2012 and 2021, the NGO Save the …
Project, 17 February 2022
Man crouching next to a crop bed.
Significant new support for locally led adaptation principles
News, 08 November 2021