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Raising Risk Awareness

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has always been prone to natural hazards such as cyclones and floods. Impacts of climate change have only increased the frequency and intensity of these extreme events, accompanied by rising sea levels. Attribution science, such as that conducted by Raising Risk Awareness, can be used to inform decisions about recovery and climate resilience after an extreme weather event, and in planning for the future.

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Vulnerability assessment: Bangladesh and the Surging Sea

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Combatting surging seas in Bangladesh

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FEATURE: Climate change – A new market for Bangladeshi businesses

Thu 29/09/16

FEATURE: Climate change – A new market for Bangladeshi businesses

Private banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh requested CDKN’s support to build their capacity and understanding of climate finance mechanisms. Will Bugler and Yousuf Mahid say Bangladesh could lead the world by showing how to engage the private sector effectively and ensure that businesses are squarely involved in the country’s adaptation process. [more...]

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Who are we

The ‘Raising Risk Awareness’ initiative brought together scientists from the ‘World Weather Attribution’ (WWA) initiative – an effort led by Climate Central with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, University of Oxford, University of Melbourne and Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute – with CDKN. It assessed whether climate change contributed to extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heatwaves in several countries across East Africa and South Asia.