Author: homolata
Gender Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change in Bangladesh
Dr. Mumita Tanjeela is Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at East-West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh There is a strong perception that women are disproportionately affected by disasters. What are the reasons behind this? Climate change is not a gender-neutral phenomenon, and I would like to point out some critical issues that we need to [...] Read More
Energy Saving at Sea
Click on the image for more information. SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary This course, Energy Saving at Sea, primarily aimed at seafarers, is a complement to the Introductory course on Energy Efficient Ship Operation and covers detailed practical measures that can be taken by the Engine department and Deck department on board ships to save energy in their [...] Read More
How to Report Emissions under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Click on the image for more information. SummaryDetailsSuggest an EditSummary This self-paced e-course on "How to Report Emissions under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution" aims to explain the importance of emission inventories for clean air policy development, the requirements for emission inventory reporting and methods for emission estimation. The course features three distinct [...] Read More
Climate News 15 February – 21 February 2023
Four South Asian cities show the way for collaborative, low-emission development Source: The Third Pole Date: 15 Feb 2023 Since 2012, 14 South Asian cities have adopted or are collaborating on an Urban Low Emissions Development Strategy (Urban-LEDS). Urban-LEDS is an initiative by UN-Habitat and NGO ICLEI, which work with cities to accelerate development that [...] Read More
Re-evaluating Coastal Risks: Land Elevation Data and Climate Change
Dr. Benjamin Strauss (Photo by ADPC) Dr. Benjamin Strauss is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist at Climate Central based in New York, USA. While most of the scientific community researches disasters and climate change, we’ve focused 99% of our energy on how far and how quickly the sea-level will rise or how high storms [...] Read More
Climate News 8 February – 14 February 2023
Maldives is turning to digital innovations to tackle climate change Source: World Bank Date: 8 Feb 2023 The World Bank-financed Digital Maldives project, part of an innovating engagement with the Government of Maldives, is supporting the country in both expanding its current climate-relevant data collection. This platform will bring together many sources of climate data [...] Read More
Preparing Transport Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future
An aerial view Of Hatirjheel Lake Bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Salman Preeom/Unsplash A healthy transportation network is the lifeline of any country or city. While the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP-27) participants did not discuss resilient transport infrastructure as much as other priorities, I see a lot of researchers in my field [...] Read More
Climate News 1 February – 7 February 2023
SAARC level Climate Change Journalist Forum formed Source: My Republica Date: 6 Feb 2023 The South Asian Climate Change Journalist's Forum (SACCJF) has been established to address the escalating climate crisis in the South Asian region. The forum, comprising journalists from SAARC countries, elected an 18-member Executive Committee and finalized its constitution and procedures. Asish [...] Read More
Unlocking the Potential of Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia
Dr. Arun Khatri-Chhetri (Photo by ADPC) Dr. Arun Khatri-Chhetri is an Agricultural Economist on Low Emissions Agriculture with the International Center for Tropical Research (CIAT) based at the University of Vermont, USA. For the last 8 years, he has been working in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) program on climate change, agriculture, [...] Read More