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Effective humanitarian responses require collaborative environmental management: The approach in Cox's Bazar

This report underscores the importance of a multisectoral environmental management group established early in the crisis and aims to shed light against uncoordinated efforts that can lead to maladaptation.
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Update

Climate change is increasing lightning deaths in Bangladesh

Deaths caused by lightning are rising in Bangladesh, and climate change is to blame for the increase in fatalities, according to the BBC.
Climate Adaptation Platform
A group of fishermen hauling in their fishing nets.
Research briefs

Study reveals a staggering economic cost of climate change on Bangladesh aquaculture

The economic toll of climate change on Bangladesh's aquaculture has been revealed for the first time in a new study published in Climate Risk Management.
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Bangladeshi woman washing clothes in a flooded house
Research briefs

Sea level rise from climate change is expected to increase the release of arsenic into Bangladesh’s drinking well water by reduction and by the salt effect

Rising sea levels can cause an increase in the salt concentration of the underlying aquifer, in turn, possibly increasing the release of arsenic from sediments into the drinking well water by the salt effect.
PLOS ONE
Journey for water in Shyamnagar Union Bangladesh
Update

Rising tides, ruined fields show how Bangladesh’s farmers grapple with climate change

Farmers and fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report losses as climate-induced disasters and coastline changes threaten livelihoods.
The Third Pole
Update

Bangladesh's 'tiny houses' tackle giant flood challenge

An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed an ingenious two-floor housing solution to help people survive what scientists warn is a growing threat.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
Update

Infants at higher risk in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh

A team of researchers have measured the burden of living in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh and found that it significantly raises the likelihood of children dying by their first birthday.
Science and Development Network
Research briefs

When dryness intrudes, floods ensue

New findings from the Weizmann Institute of Science may improve flood warnings for millions living on the Indian subcontinent.
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (Nature)

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