(This article was originally published here) Polluters must stop delaying the settlement of carbon emission cut and climate finance disbursement for vulnerable nations in the name of negotiation, a discussion was told yesterday. “The negotiations between the polluters – mostly industrialised countries – and the vulnerable countries has been happening for years. Yet, there are…
(This article was originally published here) The occurrence of cyclone Komen is unusual for this time of the year, when it is the middle of monsoon in the country, experts said. “Cyclone at this time of year is completely unusual,” Dr Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, told the…
(This article was originally published by SciDev.Net’s South Asia Desk here) Eight million Bangladeshis now depend on reliable power from small solar units Women technicians handle service and after-sales warranty of home units Bangladesh plans to be generating 220 megawatts of solar energy by 2017 [DHAKA] More than the technology it is the advocacy that…
(This article has been originally published here) This blog is inspired by research which I undertook for my PhD, which aimed at refocusing livelihoods research and analyses in the context of contemporary vulnerability dynamics, patterns and trends using the resilience perspective. Climate change is one of the major drivers of contemporary vulnerability dynamics, patterns and trends…