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Innovative Mobile Flood Barriers Transform Pakistan’s Climate Resilience Through International Partnership
Photo credit: wavesave.com Pakistan's unprecedented 2022 floods revealed critical gaps in traditional disaster response capabilities, prompting the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) to seek revolutionary flood management solutions through their Climate Innovation Challenge (CIC). This strategic initiative brought together the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), Dutch flood control specialist WaveSave, and the data analytics firm [...] Read More
Innovation for Building Climate Resilience in Asia
Photo credit: Pexels.com South Asia and South East Asia are among the most vulnerable regions to climate shocks. The region is living through a “new climate normal” in which intensifying heat waves, cyclones, droughts, and floods are testing the adaptation limits of government, businesses, and citizens. The changing climate could sharply diminish living conditions for [...] Read More
High-altitude Adaptation: Climate Change in India’s Palani Hills
Photo credit: Kodaikanal International School - Center for Environment and Humanity With changes witnessed in the fruiting of produce over the last few decades, it is now more important than ever to listen closely to the earth, attune our responses to its shifting patterns and talk to each other, say residents of the verdant Palani [...] Read More
Training of Trainers (ToT) Program on Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Strategic Initiative for Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination
Photo: pexels.com ADPC organized a Training of Trainers (ToT) program on Climate Smart Agriculture for Extension Officials in Madhesh Province, Nepal, under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project. The training was conducted from 29 July to 2 August 2024 at Bardibas, Mahottari district of Nepal. The "Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) [...] Read More
Towards a Sustainable Delta: Need for a Climate-inclusive M&E Framework in Bangladesh
Photo: pexels.com Deltas are birthplaces of human civilization and are highly susceptible to climate change impacts like rising sea levels and changes in river flow. They are also affected by human-induced impacts related to land use within their catchment area. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, for example, is the world's largest and most dynamic delta and home [...] Read More
Social and Gender Inclusivity in Climate Finance
Photo: pexels.com Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at least 11 require specific indicators related to social and gender dynamics. The slow progress in achieving SDGs has been due to global political and economic instability, COVID-19 impact, and inadequate financing for implementing climate actions aimed at helping vulnerable nations and communities adapt and build [...] Read More
Deforestation Exacerbates Climate Change in Manipur in India
Image credit: Unsplash Climate Change in Manipur in India Manipur, nestled in the northeastern corner of India, shares borders with Myanmar and the Indian states of Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam. A distinctive feature of Manipur is the coexistence of multicultural ethnic communities, each with its customary laws, cultures, religions, and identities, symbolizing “unity in diversity.” [...] Read More
Climate-Resilient Rural Roads in Bangladesh- Features and Benefits
Photo Credit- ADPC Transport Team, Bangladesh, 2022 Climate change has widespread, disproportionate, and unpredictable impacts on Bangladesh's remote, vulnerable, and high-risk regions. The rural inhabitants are more at risk due to socio-economic challenges and extreme weather events. The rural communities are deeply intertwined with the natural environment and reliant on traditional livelihoods. The recurrent impacts [...] Read More
Coping Mechanisms in the Charland’s of Bangladesh
Photo: Charland in North-Western Bangladesh The charlands (raised shoals within the river), situated along the Brahmaputra River, face severe climate impacts, compelling the local communities to devise coping mechanisms to combat climate-induced disasters. The charlands encircled by the Dharla, Dudhkumar, and Shankosh rivers are exposed to hazards like riverine erosion, floods, and cyclones. The local [...] Read More