Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to rising tides, with its flat, low-lying topography and over 48% of its population living less than 10 metres above sea level. This feature looks at the challenges facing Bangladesh and the tools that could help it plan effectively for coastal disasters.

Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader, Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi, CDKN’s Junior Consultant, Bangladesh highlight that how effective mobilisation of the private sector by funding entities such as the Green Climate Fund, can create an enabling environment for the private sectors to engage in a business model that supports climate change.

This is part two of a blog series about the role of the private sector and financial institutions in building climate resilience for the poor – as debated at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. Mairi Dupar reports. [more...]

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...]

We share five lessons on communicating climate risk from our work with local scientists, media, policy-makers and practitioners in India, Kenya and Ethiopia through the Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) project [more...]