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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Children need clean water to grow: E. Coli contamination of drinking water and childhood nutrition in Bangladesh
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions are increasingly recognized as essential for improving nutritional outcomes in children. Emerging literature describes the negative effects of poor sanitation
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New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding
<p>Most estimates of global mean sea-level rise this century fall below 2 m. This quantity is comparable to the positive vertical bias of the principle digital elevation model (DEM) used to assess
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Climate-smart practices for intensive rice-based systems in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal
This publication presents the outcomes of initiatives promoting climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal. It emphasizes learnings from a technical assistance
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Economic and health impacts of genetically modified eggplant: results from a randomized controlled trial of Bt brinjal in Bangladesh
In this paper, assess the impacts of genetically modified eggplant, Bt brinjal, on economic and health outcomes in Bangladesh using a cluster randomized controlled design. Bt brinjal cultivation reduces
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Food transfers, cash transfers, behavior change communication and child nutrition: evidence from Bangladesh
The importance of children’s nutritional status for subsequent human capital formation, the limited evidence of the effectiveness of social protection interventions on child nutrition, and the absence
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Water, sanitation and agriculture linkages with health and nutrition improvement
In this paper, advocate for a systemic approach to water management for improved health and nutrition. Focus on rural and peri-urban areas of the developing world, where multipurpose water systems are
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Bearing the climate burden: how households in Bangladesh are spending too much
The debate on climate finance in many climate-vulnerable developing countries tends to focus on finance provided by national governments and international donors. Yet the financial contribution of individual
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Bangladesh Brick Sector Roadmap 2019-2030
<p>Brick production is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) and short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in Bangladesh. The informal brick sector is the main contributor of this pollution.
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Protecting the Meghna river: a sustainable water resource for Dhaka
This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city’s current drinking water supply due to increasing demand
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Impacts of Bt Brinjal (Eggplant) technology in Bangladesh
The Bt brinjal impact evaluation is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the impact of uptake and adoption of the Bt brinjal technology among Bangladeshi farmers, mimicking as much as possible