Bangladesh

Region: Bangladesh

Bangladesh:

Projects
20
Resources
21
Stories
78
News
30th June 2012
Second stakeholder consultation on loss & damage held in Dhaka A second stakeholder workshop held in Dhaka in June 2012 provided valuable inputs into the design of a work programme for Bangladesh on loss and damage.
News
21st June 2012
Climate vulnerable forum takes action CDKN`s Director of Policy and Programmes, Ari Huhtala reports on the discussions held by the Climate Vulnerable Forum at its side event at the Rio+20 Summit.
Event
28th March 2012
Expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage CDKN's Kashmala Kakakhel outlines the significance of this week's UNFCCC expert meeting on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, in Tokyo, Japan.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative

Following a proposal put forward by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in 2008, the issue of Loss and Damage was included on the agenda of official international climate negotiations. Despite this achievement, the exact definition of Loss and Damage is still being contested and argued over within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Feature
19th January 2012
Community ripples - watch how villages are building disaster resilience in Bangladesh Watch the winner of the CDKN-sponsored IIED Development and Climate Days film competition, which took place at CoP-17 in Durban.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : REDD-net Asia: Dialogue with governments and civil society organisations in Asia and the Pacific

REDD-net Asia Pacific will extend its knowledge-sharing activities to policy-level engagement in order to raise awareness of REDD+ issues and help connect local level concerns and experiences to national/regional processes.

Feature
16th December 2011
CDKN at CoP17 - loss and damage in vulnerable countries Highlights from the CoP 17 high level side event on loss and damage in vulnerable countries.
Resource
8th December 2011
INSIDE STORY: Bangladesh’s comprehensive disaster management programme This policy brief illustrates how Bangladesh has developed a comprehensive disaster management programme.
News
21st November 2011
Climate Vulnerable Forum delivers powerful message to the world In an important meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, nineteen of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change delivered a powerful message calling unanimously for a legally- binding agreement in Durban next month.
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Support for the 2011 Climate Vulnerable Forum

The Government of Bangladesh requested support from CDKN in their capacity as hosts of the 2011 Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Advancing climate compatible development for food security through the implementation of national climate change strategies

The key project goal was to assist policymakers in developing countries to optimally harness climate finance for food

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Monitoring and evaluating community-based adaptation

This project will design a Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) system for climate change interventions at the ground level. The tool will help to assess the effectiveness of community adaptation projects in Bangladesh, and may be replicated in other countries.