Climate Change

Climate-induced migrations to rise to 1 bn by 2050: Study

The JustJobs network has released its research report on the link between climate change and livelihoods

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, COP 21 (Paris), Migration, Natural Disasters, India, Bangladesh, Floods, Cyclones, Renewable Energy, Climate Impacts
Solid Waste

The State of Cities: solid waste management of Dhaka city – towards decentralised governance

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University has launched its annual flagship research report State of Cities (SoC) 2015 titled ‘Solid Waste Management in Dhaka City--Towards Decentralised Governance’. The study has captured constraints in addressing the city's solid waste problem.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2015
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Governance, Landfill, Urbanisation
Climate Change

NIO to launch expedition to study climate change on Indian ocean

Expedition will have 20 countries and 40 ships participating; countries will collate and analyse data to study different climatic challenges and changes

Publication Date: 
27/11/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Climate Change, Indian Ocean, National Institute of Oceanography, Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Climate Impacts
Health

Impact of the neglected tropical diseases on human development in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Nations

The employment of a new “worm index” of human development, together with additional published health information, confirms the important role neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) play in hindering the advancement of many of the world’s Muslim-majority countries.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/11/2015
Peter J. Hotez, Jennifer R. Herricks
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
1-8
Tags:
Tropical Diseases, Development, Human Rights, Women, Children, Aged, Religious Beliefs, Poverty, Africa, Asia, Leprosy, Schistosomiasis, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Yemen, Pakistan
Natural Disasters

Climate and disaster resilience of greater Dhaka area: a micro level analysis

Using the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI), this study measures climate disaster resilience of Dhaka City in its seven drainage zones - at ward and thana level. The analysis provides a wealth of information that can be used to identify priority sectors in Dhaka for improving disaster resilience.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2015
The World Bank
Tags:
Disaster Management, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Urban Development, Natural Disasters, Urbanisation
Energy

Rampal thermal power plant complete by 2019 : Minister

A government minister asserted that the 1320-megawatt Rampal coal-fired power plant would be commissioned by 2019 although fierce critics on a site visit with him pleaded for halt to make credible

Publication Date: 
23/11/2015
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Energy, Rampal Power Station, Thermal Power Plants, Environment, Bangladesh, Coal, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Sundarbans, South Asia
Energy

Coal is not the solution to energy poverty, warn aid agencies

Coal power plants are not the solution to help billions of people without electricity or clean cooking facilities, aid agencies have warned.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Energy, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, China, United States Of America (US), Germany, United Kingdom (UK), Climate Change, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Africa
Health

Rate of stunting dropping fast

Unlike its South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, Bangladesh is on course to meet the global targets for reducing stunting among children under five.

Publication Date: 
04/11/2015
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Child Health, Bangladesh, Children, Nutrition, South Asia
Health

Environmental enteropathy, oral vaccine failure and growth faltering in Infants in Bangladesh

Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical enteric condition found in low-income countries that is characterized by intestinal inflammation, reduced intestinal absorption, and gut barrier dysfunction. The researchers aimed to assess if EE impairs the success of oral polio and rotavirus vaccines in infants in Bangladesh. 

Original Source

Publication Date: 
01/11/2015
Caitlin Naylor, Miao Lu, Rashidul Haque & et al
EBioMedicine
2
11
1759–1766
Tags:
Malnutrition, Bangladesh, South Asia, Child Health, Poverty, Sanitation, Developing Countries, Polio, Drugs, Health Effects, Slums, Dhaka, Vaccination
Health

Water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition in Bangladesh: can building toilets affect Children's growth?

This report provides a systematic review of the evidence to date, both published and grey literature, on the relationship between water and sanitation and nutrition. Also survey the potential impact of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on undernutrition.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2015
Iffat Mahmud, Nkosinathi Mbuya
The World Bank
Tags:
Water Supply, Sanitation, Nutrition, Children, Health, Bangladesh, Drinking Water, Water Policy, Child Health

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