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Displaying 105 of about 156 resultsAccording to the WASH Cluster in Somalia, 730 water points have been inundated and 8.5K latrines have been damaged.Acted, in partnership with IMPACT Initiatives, Social-Life and Agricultural Development Organization (SADO), Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO), and Marginalized Communities Advocacy Network (MCAN), has been conducting a BHA/US…
This study aims to (1) assess the livelihood vulnerability of two communities residing along the Mekong River, namely, Kaoh Soutin (KS) and Ruessei Srok (RS), by using the livelihood vulnerability index framed within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change vulnerability framework (LVI-IPCC) and (2) identify the coping strategies of the communities…
[...]“Heavier rainfall could increase peak river flow by 16% relative to 1971–2000, raising the inevitable risk of flooding and causing further devastation than we are already seeing,” he says.We are not just victims of climate change – we are global leaders in the fight against it.- Saber Chowdhury, environment ministerDespite Bangladesh’s progress in…
Nepal is one of the most landslide prone countries on earth, a consequence of its topography, geology, climate and socio-economic setting. I have long had an interest in landslides in Nepal, and indeed have published papers specifically on the temporal and spatial patterns of landslides there (e.g. Petley et al 2007).So, I’m really delighted to see…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization established for scientific, educational, developmental, and humanitarian purposes with a vision of safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.Established in 1986 as a technical capa…
The economic toll of climate change on Bangladesh's aquaculture has been revealed for the first time in a new study published in Climate Risk Management. The research found a staggering USD 140 million in losses from 2011 to 2020, a figure that starkly highlights the vulnerability of this key economic sector in Bangladesh to climate change. Th…
This Communication and Sensitization (C&S) strategy will target children and youth, local communities, and media across the island states of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles with the ultimate aim of ensuring that the concept of disaster risk is taken into consideration at every level of society. This C&S strategy aligns with the gl…
In a significant step towards strengthening their resilience to climate change, Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Solomon Islands have collectively secured more than US$27 million from the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) for developing comprehensive early warning systems. The investment from the United Nations multi-partner trust fund will go…
In this study, researchers provide information on shelter-seeking places in Bangladesh during the latest cyclones and analyse the reasons why some residents do not evacuate the affected regions post cyclone warning. Bangladesh has successfully reduced the number of deaths caused by tropical cyclones associated with storm surges in its territory. The…
This briefing note prepared by the Initiative for Climate Action and Development (ICAD) explores the status of Malawi’s NAP process, places human mobility in the context of climate change in Malawi, and uses a gender-responsive approach to identify entry points and opportunities for integrating human mobility—including migration and displacement—into Ma…
This is the second consecutive year that Bangladesh has been forced to close schools and comes just weeks after heat-induced school closures in both the Philippines and South Sudan. This shows how children’s rights are increasingly under threat from the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis, Save the Children said.Bangladesh is one of the countries…
This brief explores the climatic and food security outcomes of positive and negative El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phase alignment in different rainfall zones in Ethiopia, since 2000. During this time there have been two positive (El Niño and positive IOD) and two negative (La Niña and negative IOD) phase alignments.S…
This 5-day course is grounded on IIRR’s decades-long experience in Asia and Africa addressing household food security and livelihoods using regenerative agricultural approaches. This course is intended for people working in the field of agriculture, nutrition, natural resource-based livelihoods, and climate change adaptation (CCA).BackgroundClimate chan…
Banana production is a major contributor to Tanzania’s economy, in fact, it is one of the most important crops that bolsters the country’s agribusiness subsector which is projected to grow by 10 percent by 2030 - according to statistics from Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority.At household level, bananas have been part of the people’s dietary…
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge. Bangladesh’s geography and low-lying delta topography make it particularly vulnerable to climate change, repeatedly confronting heatwaves, tropical cyclon…