Bangladesh
Safety and Sustainability First: the Roadmap to Climate Resilience
Mr. Anish Joshi is GIS and Risk Assessment Specialist at Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). He recently delivered an engaging presentation on promoting climate-resilient road transport infrastructure in South Asia. Watch the full presentation below. What is the cost of climate change to South Asiaโs transport sector? The impacts are quite profound. Heavy rain in [...] Read More
Low-Volume Roads in South Asia: a Marginalized Lifeline
An aerial view of a village road in Jashore, Bangladesh (Photo by: TM009/Shutterstock.com) Contrary to popular belief, low-volume roads are characterized by their reciprocal socio-economic benefits instead of their traffic levels. According to a 2016 study, they are either the starting or ending points of the global economy and culture. Low-volume roads go beyond engineering [...] Read More
Tracking Delta Investment in Bangladesh: The 8th Five Year Plan
Tracking Delta Investment in Bangladesh: The First Step Through the Eighth Five Year Plan The Government of Bangladesh published the Eighth Five Year Plan (8FYP) in December 2020 and formulated strategic directions for the period running from 2021-2025. The 8FYP provides essential guidance on initiating the implementation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP 2100), [...] Read More
Living with the River: Going with the Flow of the Kosi
During the flooding season, boats become the only means of transport in the Kosi River Basin in places within the embankments. (Photo: Manoj Kumar Singh / Gorakhpur News Line) Living with the River: Going with the Flow of the Kosi The Kosi is a transboundary river that springs from the Himalayan slopes of Tibet and [...] Read More
Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources
Diesel Pumping Set Extracting Water from a Shallow Tube Well for the Paddy Crop on the Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo: Dr. Niladri Gupta, 2022) Climate change has brought about increased temperature and shifts in precipitation patterns around the world, impacting the water resources sector. The IPCCโs sixth assessment report (AR6) highlights that changes in [...] Read More
Adapting to Risk: Climate-smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh
Photo by Tarikul Raana Adapting to Risk: Climate-smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a country that is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In fact, the latest Germanwatch report ranks this country seventh globally in the Climate Risk Index for 2000-2019. Each year, its over 164 million people experience frequent and extreme [...] 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. ย Road infrastructure is balancing [...] 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