Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
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
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The water advantage: seeking sustainable solutions for water stress
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently released a new report, showing that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in developing countries helps farmers reduce the
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Assessing coping strategies in response to drought: A micro level study in the north-west region of Bangladesh
<p>Drought is an extreme and frequent event in the north-west region of Bangladesh and it adversely affects the livelihood of the farming community. Identifying the coping strategies that farmers use in
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Govt approves signing of pact between India, SACEP
The government today approved the signing of a pact between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for cooperation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in the South Asian
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Beating the bugs
In the 27 years since he became headmaster of a school in Trishal, in northern Bangladesh, Mohamed Iqbal Baher has noticed some changes in his pupils. Although boys and girls are often absent because
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Cities Emit 60% More Carbon Than Thought
The carbon footprint of some of the world’s biggest cities is 60 percent larger than previously estimated when all the products and services a city consumes are included, according to a new analysis.
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Too much of a good thing
MR MCGUIRE had just one word for young Benjamin, in “The Graduate”: plastics. It was 1967, and chemical engineers had spent the previous decade devising cheap ways to splice different hydrocarbon molecules
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Using natural areas and empowering women to buffer food security and nutrition from climate shocks: evidence from Ghana, Zambia, and Bangladesh
As climate change makes precipitation shocks more common, policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in protecting food systems and nutrition outcomes from the damaging effects of droughts and floods.
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‘Adaptation Bangladesh: Sea Level Rise’ film shows how farmers are fighting climate change
A recent documentary looks at how Bangladeshi farmers are adapting to rising sea levels. The film documents how Bangladeshi farmers are keeping their farms from flooding by building floating gardens
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Towards impact-based flood forecasting and warning in Bangladesh: a case study at the local level in Sirajganj district
<p>Impact-based forecasting and warning services aim to bridge the gap between producers and users of warning information by connecting and increasing synergies between the components of effective early
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Quantification of rotavirus diarrheal risk due to hydroclimatic extremes over south Asia: Prospects of satellite‐based observations in detecting outbreaks
<p>Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrheal disease among children under 5. Especially in South Asia, rotavirus remains the leading cause of mortality in children due to diarrhea. As climatic extremes