Author: paul
A Story of Resilience: Women and Climate-smart Agriculture
Photo by Sana Zulfiqar We are getting homegrown vegetables and getting an additional income too. I never thought before to earn and save 3500 rupees every month! – Rubina Abeneficiary of the Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP), Rubina was selected by the Village Disaster Management Committee to receive training on climate-smart agriculture tools and techniques [...] Read More
Transport in Bangladesh: Building Better Roads
Arlo Magicman/Shutterstock.com Bangladesh has undergone significant economic growth in the last couple of years. Rural infrastructure development has played a major role in ensuring economic mobility and development. Rural roads are the lifelines that help rural people get connected and move their merchandise and agricultural products all throughout the country. Road infrastructure is balancing [...] Read More
Need of the Hour: Translating Water Policies into Action
Photo by Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari Home to the mighty Himalayas, Nepal is rich in water resources. Major rivers emerge from its snowfields and glaciers, cascade through gorges and valleys, and flow into the flatlands of the Terai region. But despite its water abundance and large potential for hydropower generation, Nepal’s rivers are yet [...] Read More
The Nexus between Climate Change and Food Security
Photo by Praveen Kumar Scientific data is more than enough to conclude that climate change is faster than ever before. But are we changing fast enough to face the greatest development and humanitarian challenges? Many of the potential impacts of rapid changes in climate have been modeled at multiple levels, including impacts on one of [...] Read More
Nepal’s Strategic Engagement in COP26
Photo by Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari An increase in these climate impacts in recent years already threatens Nepal’s development efforts, lives and livelihoods, particularly of women and marginalized groups. The Government of Nepal is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and has ratified the Paris Agreement that was adopted [...] Read More
Promoting Integrated Climate Approaches in South Asia
Photo by Sohel Pravez Haque/ Shutterstock.com Divided by geographic boundaries, over 1.9 billion people living in South Asian countries share mountains, rivers, oceans, energy sources as well as weather and vulnerabilities associated with climate change. Therefore, cooperation across borders is critical to meeting the challenges unleashed by the vagaries of weather. The development gains in [...] Read More
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Cover photo: Salvacampillo / Shutterstock.com The disproportionate burden of climate variability on women is primarily due to persistent gender inequalities interconnected with climate risks and vulnerabilities. Gender disparity in terms of access to and control over resources like land, capital, information, innovation, technology, and decisions make women more vulnerable to climate change and susceptible to [...] Read More
Embedding Climate Adaptation in Policy, Planning and Finance
Photo by Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Climate change policies are crucial for countries to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts in order to protect and enhance the well-being of citizens. Policymakers have recognized the need to develop climate change policies for achieving resilience. It is evident that countries in South Asia have formulated climate change policies and put [...] Read More
Road to Climate Adaptation and Resilience in South Asia
Photo by Gerasimov_foto_174/Shutterstock.com Climate adaptation and resilience are critical components in confronting the undeniable reality of climate change. South Asia, a region characterized by rapid economic growth over the past two decades, is acutely aware of the looming risks posed by climate-related hazards. To safeguard development gains, South Asian countries, particularly Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, [...] Read More