Amreto Kumar Sarker from Rajshahi Established in 2015 by enthaustic farmers at Dubail village of Panchandar union, Tanor upazila, under Rajshahi district, the Barendra Farmers Seed Bank serves as a vital repository for endangered rice land races and other native crop species. Its inception aimed to address the farming challenges in the drought-prone High […]
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Abdur Rob, from Netrakona In order to address climate change impacts and reduce the rice production cost, Abdul Hakim, the president of the farmers’ organization in Sadhupara Union of Tarakanda Upazila in Mymensingh district, has been conducting on farm experimentation with 20 rice landraces on his own land since 2009. This problem solving on-farm
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Abul Kalam Azad from Shyamnagar Satkhira A farmer’s-led on-farm participatory research involving seven native cultivars of stem amaranth has been in progress since November 2023. The trial is taking place in the courtyard of a farm in the south-western coastal area of Dhumghat village, located in Sahymnagar upazila under Satkhira district. The primary objective
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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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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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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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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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