A locally-led process to support low-income communities in Chattogram to understand climate threats and prioritize solutions through People’s Adaptation Plans has been initiated in Chattogram, the second largest city in Bangladesh, to inform investments by the World Bank’s Chattogram Water Supply and Sanitation Project (CWSIP). This process is facilitated by WaterAid Bangladesh and Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), with support from the Global Center on Adaptation. 

GCA CEO’s Official Visit to Bangladesh Paves Way for Enhanced Collaborations for Climate Resilience.

Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina graciously accepted the Global Center on Adaptation’s Local Adaptation Champions Award from GCA CEO Professor Patrick V. Verkooijen, on the occasion of his official visit to Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepted the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation program to fight climate changes.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, accepted the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation programs to fight climate change.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation program to face climate change impacts.

Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing a local adaptation program to face climate change impacts. GCA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Professor Patrick V Verkooijen handed over the award to the prime minister while paying a courtesy call on her at Ganabhaban on Tuesday, 11 June.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation program to face climate change impacts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Local Adaptation Champions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation programs to face climate change impacts.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Global Center on Adaptation Prof Dr Patrick Verkooijen visited different areas of Chattogram to witness the impact of climate change firsthand.

Professor Patrick V. Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), visited Chattogram today to listen and learn from local communities who are leading in the preparation of People’s Adaptation Plans, aimed at improving climate resilience in the city’s informal settlements. The visit underscores the GCA’s commitment to supporting local leadership by vulnerable populations in their fight against climate change, and linking their priorities for resilience building to investments by international financial institutions.

CEO of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), Prof. Dr. Patrick V. Verkooijen, visited Chittagong with WaterAid. On Monday, 10 June 2024, he visited different areas of the project titled 'Chattogram Water Supply Improvement Project (CWSIP)'.

গ্লোবাল সেন্টার অন অ্যাডাপটেশনের (জিসিএ) সিইও প্রফেসর ডা. প্যাট্রিক ভি ভারকুইজেন ওয়াটারএইডের সঙ্গে চট্টগ্রাম পরিদর্শন করেছেন। সোমবার (১০ জুন) তিনি চট্টগ্রাম ওয়াটার সাপ্লাই ইমপ্রুভমেন্ট প্রজেক্ট (সিডব্লিউএসআইপি)’ শীর্ষক প্রকল্পের বিভিন্ন এলাকা পরিদর্শন করেন। ওয়াটার এইডের এক সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে এ তথ্য জানানো হয়েছে।

Residents of 17 wards under the Chattogram City Corporation in Bangladesh are being affected due to climate-induced hazards, including salinity of groundwater, landslides, and waterlogging, said speakers at a workshop jointly organized by the Global Center on Adaptation, Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK) and WaterAid.

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