Environment
April 22, 2020
Published by Chris Lyne at Apr 22 2020
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This Earth Day, we focus on the impact projects like WE SOLVE have had on both the planet and people living in poverty.
March 8, 2020
Published by Rafid Mahmud Khan at Mar 08 2020
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Chittagong Hill Tracts is home to 11 different ethnic groups and has a population of 1.6 million. Around 70% of this population resides in the rural areas. They rely exclusively on natural resources for their daily sustenance.
January 26, 2020
Published by Khaleda Akhter Laboni at Jan 26 2020
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Wetland regions are vulnerable to natural calamities throughout the year. BRAC’s integrated development programme provides training to people living in the haor region so that they can be climate-resilient.
January 15, 2020
Published by Bithun Tasnuva Mazid at Jan 15 2020
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If a cyclone hit, how should we react? Who will evacuate to cyclone shelters first? What will happen to livestock? BRAC’s cyclone simulation helps answer these questions well in advance to prepare for when disaster strikes.
December 2, 2019
Published by Tahmina Hadi at Dec 02 2019
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Combatting the dynamics of climate change requires synergistic effort. At BRAC, we are ensuring that climate-resilient approaches are mainstreamed into all our development interventions.
October 13, 2019
Published by Arefeen Ahmed at Oct 13 2019
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Bangladesh is the eighth worst affected country in the world in terms of natural disasters. Between 2008 and 2017, approximately 37 million people were affected.
October 3, 2019
Published by Abu Bakar Siddique at Oct 03 2019
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Climate change is playing itself out in more ways than just hotter summers. Bangladesh has been experiencing it first-hand. For this country, millions of people coming together during the global #climatestrike holds incredible value.
September 24, 2019
Published by Luba Khalili at Sep 24 2019
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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 28, 2019
Published by Abu Bakar Siddique at Aug 28 2019
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There are 1.8 billion young people in the world, aged between 10-24 years. Over two-third of this population reside in developing countries, where the impacts of climate change will be nothing short of dire in the near future.
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.