2018

Organizing Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Comprehensive School Safety Symposium

This project intended to bring practitioners, policy makers and current/future researchers together into the discussion to more systematically and effectively bring evidence into policy and practice, and to support practice-based application and research

Scoping and Structural Assessment of the State of Multi Purpose Cyclone Shelters and Landslide Shelters in Coxs Bazar

This project aimed to assist the vulnerable communities to strengthen their resilience against cyclones and landslides. The project consisted of a scoping assessment, including structural condition assessment, of different components of the GoB-designated cyclone shelters and shelter facilities and what needs to be done to improve the condition in order to make them useable.

Capacity Building on "Risk Financing to Manage Climate and Disaster Shocks in Bangladesh"

The goal of this project was to strengthen the capacity towards risk financing to manage the high cost from disaster and climate shocks. For this, an innovative workshop was organized to address the issues related to disaster and climate risk financing Bangladesh including participants and delegates from the Government of Bangladesh officials (with focus on Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), NGO & INGO practitioners, officials from donor agencies and financial institutions.

Advocacy Issues on Lives and Livelihood of Haor Dwellers Under the Flash Flood Recovery Project (FFRP)

To understand the needs, opportunities and livelihoods of the local community of the North-east Haor region, Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University supported BRAC to conduct a study for addressing the advocacy issues and identify the possible way forward.

GCF Concept Note on Climate Resilient Forestry in Coastal Bangladesh

This Project aims to prepare a concept note for submitting to Green Climate Fund to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and enhance tree cover to conserve biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services, including coast protection and carbon sequestration.

Enhancing Argo-Water Productivity and Mitigating Salinity Intrusion Scoping Study, South West Region

The scoping study for enhancing the agro-water productivity establishes the sustainable and potential opportunities in the South-west of Bangladesh. The overall goal of the study was to promote climate adaptive technology through advocacy and communication.