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How is Extreme Weather Reshaping Pakistan?
Lieutenant-General (Retired) Nadeem Ahmed is the former Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Pakistan, who led the relief and response operation during the 2010 floods. He was also instrumental in establishing Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Fund (NDRMF). How do you compare the 2022 and 2010 Pakistan floods? In 2010, the affected people amounted [...] Read More
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
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
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
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
Water and Health: Impact of Climate Change in 6 Hotspots of Bangladesh
The blog post was first published on 14 November 2022 and retrieved from World Bank Blogs As part of the Country Climate and Development Report, studies showed the effects of the change of water on health in hotspots around Bangladesh and found the consequences pronounced for women and children. (Photo taken from World Bank Blogs) [...] Read More
The Relationship between Climate Change and Disasters with Prof. Ilan Kelman
Ilan Kelman is a Professor of Disasters and Health at the Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. He is also the author of the book ‘Disaster by Choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes’ which considers the social, political, and economic factors involved in [...] Read More
Why the Maldives 5 MW Solar Project is a Game Changer
The blog post was first published on 12 January 2023 and retrieved from World Bank Blogs The 5 MW solar project has been a game changer in the energy transition journey of the Maldives. Credit: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology (MECCT), Government of Maldives. In 2022, the Maldives was crowned the ‘World’s Leading [...] Read More
Addressing Glacial Melting and Climate Resilience in Pakistan
Mr. Muhammad Arif Goheer is a Principal Scientific Officer, Head of Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use Section at the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GISC). Mr. Muhammad Arif Goheer is Principal Scientific Officer, Head of Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use Section, Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC) What can be done about glacial melting in [...] Read More