climate
September 24, 2019
Published by Luba Khalili at Sep 24 2019
Dhaka is facing an impending water crisis. What can we do about it? BRAC Institute of Governance and Development’s latest State of Cities report focuses on water governance, how we use water and what the future of water in Dhaka looks like.
August 25, 2019
Published by Md A Saleque at Aug 25 2019
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The Earth is getting warmer. The most vulnerable groups need to be equipped with the right tools to build resilience - but how?
July 28, 2019
Published by Md A Saleque at Jul 28 2019
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Cash for work presents as an opportunity to avoid the risk of poverty during times of financial distress. Our project in Liberia saw how this simple initiative can go a long way.
July 11, 2019
Published by BRAC at Jul 11 2019
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The two-day international conference on climate change adaptation concluded today (11 July, Thursday) in Dhaka. The Global Commission on Adaptation which was launched in 2018 organised the conference in Dhaka on invitation from the Government of Bangladesh.
June 10, 2019
Published by Tahmina Hadi at Jun 10 2019
Air pollution is one of the greatest challenges of our time. With World Environment Day just past us, the call to action for cleaner air is more pressing than ever.
April 21, 2019
Published by Faiza Haq at Apr 21 2019
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Can we tackle extreme poverty and protect the environment at the same time? Learn how this programme is doing both.
April 2, 2019
Published by Shahrin Ahsan at Apr 02 2019
How has the weather affected you lately? Are you getting confused about whether it’s spring, monsoon or summer? While most of us tend to shrug off the unpredictabilities in our weather, increasingly harmful effects are at play which are already affecting communities worldwide.
November 20, 2018
Published by Ali Iqbal Murshed at Nov 20 2018
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The amount of waste water produced each year by Jamalpur town that ends up in its lakes is enough to fill the Empire State Building in New York.
November 1, 2018
Published by Arefeen Ahmed at Nov 01 2018
Disasters cost the global economy USD 520 billion and push 26 million people into poverty every year, according to World Bank estimates.
October 2, 2018
Published by Mahira Khan at Oct 02 2018
Dhaka Match Colony is a slum in the peripheries of South Dhaka. In many ways, it is the quintessential urban slum - inadequate housing, cramped alleys and piles of solid waste clogging its waterways. The slum, however, has recently been transforming itself.
August 30, 2018
Published by BRAC at Aug 30 2018
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Women have always played an integral role in the agricultural landscape in Bangladesh. Despite their contributions, women are often not recognised for their efforts as farmers, and rarely have control over their harvests - largely due to patriarchal norms.
July 25, 2018
Published by Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla at Jul 25 2018
Bangladesh is largely an agricultural-based economy. According to the World Bank, almost half of all workers are directly employed by agriculture. The sector is credited with greatly reducing the country’s poverty rate due to rapid growth.