The slum dwellers called for the inclusion of the rights and demands of the urban poor in the manifesto of the political parties in the upcoming 12th National Parliament elections of Bangladesh. They made this demand in the discussion meetings titled ‘We want urban poor-friendly election manifesto’ organized jointly by BARCIK, and 70 urban poor […]
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The participants in the Climate March held today in Rajshahi city demanded drought fund and climate justice to the rich countries in the upcoming Climate Change Conference (COP-28) to be held in Dubai, UAE. At the same time, they also urged to reduce the use of fossil fuel to control the global warming. The participants
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Char land is abundant with crops, fish and natural resources which are damaged by early flood and river erosion every year. The early flood comes from the upstream of the Ganges and Jamuna Rivers. Due to these floods acres of agricultural land are destroyed every year. This negatively impacts the country’s national economy and food
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Mofizur Rahman from Shyamnagar, Satkhira Climate induced disasters such as floods, cyclones, river erosion and salinity are almost the daily companions of the people living in living the coastal region of Bangladesh. They experience one disaster after another in their life which creates negative impacts on their livelihoods. Due to these disasters their cultivable lands
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Amreto Sorkar from Rajshahi Humans share an intricate relationship with river. They cannot imagine their existence without river and its water. In fact, river and wetlands are the natural resources which enrich and strengthen the journey of humans towards building the civilized world. River is a blessing for humans and other life forms on the
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These images depicted the success stories of the marginal communities in the coastal area who have been facilitated through Poribesh project implemented by BARCIK and supported by NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice:
Asadul Islam, from Asashuni, Satkhira Dipali Rani lives next to the dam of Kholpetua River in Sadar Union of Satkhira Asashuni Upazila. She was leading a happy and sufficient life and livelihood until the advent of climate induced disaster named Aila in 2009. After Aila hit the coastal area Dipali Rani lost almost all her
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Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikganj Harirampur Upazila is a disaster prone area. The people living in the char (Low lying wetland) face climate induced disasters such as floods, river erosion, heavy rains and less precipitation every year posing risks to their life. The disasters damage crops, wash away homes and even take away life sometimes.
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These images depicted the successful practices of sustainable agriculture, crop rotation and environment friendly food production system of the farmers in different areas of Bangladesh to combat climate change. This practice helps to restore biodiversity, makes the environment alive and earns them cash as well. The communities have been trained and facilitated by BARCIK through
Press release (Netrakona) The youth of Netrakona region have demanded to form a global climate fund to protect the haor (wetlands). They made this demand at the ‘Haor Youth Climate Conference’ jointly organized by BARCIK, a non-governmental development research organization, and Netrakona Sammilit Yuva Samaj, a coalition of 38 youth organizations, on Thursday (October 26).
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