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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsBy Dr. Saleemul Huq
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The fourth and final day [of the fifth annual Gobeshona Conference] consisted of a science-policy-dialogue with senior policymakers with whom the scientists shared some of the latest research findings and also received advice on what kinds of research would help the decision-makers in future. The annual Gobeshona Confere…
This report discusses the impact on children’s rights when children are forced to flee from home because of climate change. Extreme weather, rising sea levels, drought and melting glaciers are just some of the changes that are already placing huge pressure on children and their communities.As in every crisis, children are the most vulnerable…
By Cosmin Corendea
In a recent research project supported by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and AXA Research Fund, I focused on the main two systems of law in the Pacific – state or national legislation and traditional, customary law – and how the differences between the two coul…
"In Bangladesh, climate change is in your face. You can't avoid it. You can see it happening"
By Laurie Goering
London - Climate change-driven extreme weather - from flooding and mudslides to blistering heat - is accelerating migration to Bangladesh's cities, raising the risks of problems such as child marriage, according to UNICEF's head of Banglades…
"The flood took everything away from us by destroying our house. We are in this situation because of the flood," says one girl
By Otto Simonsson
Four years ago, when her family's home in central Bangladesh was washed away by floods, Pakhi and her family migrated to Dhaka to look for work.
But with many families arriving in an already overcrowded…
Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 11:00 am (EST)
Plataform: Zoom. Registration link: https://undrr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsduGppzsjE9BmlsQJiD1PGX9xTvp69UmE
Event available in English and Spanish
In the Americas and the Caribbean, sustainable development is linked to the development of their cities. In an urban region, cities are the scena…