Ashish Barua

At a seminar in Dhaka on August 29, civil society organisations (CSO) led by the Center for Participatory Research and Development took stock of something most of the country has largely forgotten it agreed to:

The deaths of six newborn babies at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, Dhaka last month are being treated as a crisis when they are, in fact, a symptom of a healthcare system structurally configured to let incidents like this happen.

Bangladesh is once again featured prominently in the latest Climate Risk Index (CRI), a report widely cited by global media, policymakers, and international funders to assess countries’ exposure to climate impacts.

COP27 decided to establish a new funding arrangement to assist developing countries regarding climate-related loss and damage.

More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.

People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support