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[Report Published in The Guardian, UK, January 20, 2017] On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh

A row of mangrove trees sticking out of the sand, exposed by low tide off Kutubdia island in the Bay of Bengal, is all that remains of a coastal village that for generations was home to 250 families. The...

GFMD CSO Leaders Express Solidarity with the Climate Migrants’ Rights

Dhaka 10th December 2016. National and International civil society rights groups working for the rights of migrants expressed their solidarity for the climate migrants’ rights. They were speaking at a seminar organized yesterday (9th December) in a hotel in...

Allowing marriage of girls less than 18 years of age will make adolescent girls more vulnerable to Child Marriage

Dhaka, 03 December 2016. Today in a human chain and rally, a group of 22 rights based organizations demanded immediate amendment of the proposed Child Marriage prevention Law 2016 which has been recently approved in the cabinet meeting. This...

Independent Climate Change Commission is must to address Challenges of Climate Change

Dhaka, 28th November 2016. A group of Rights Based Civil Society Networks has expressed their deep concern and frustration over the outcome of the recently held CoP22, Marrakech Climate Conference, since this conference has been failed to fulfill needs...

Developed Countries Indecisions in Marrakech will Lead Climate Genocide in LDCs and MVCs

Marrakech 17th November 2016. Today, just one day before of the conclusion of CoP 22 Marrakech climate conference, civil society rights group representing LDCs and MVCs have organized a press conference in CoP 22 Marrakech climate conference at press...

Climate Displaced People Deserved New Political Policy Regime for Human Right Protection

11th November Marrakech : Today in Marrakech Climate Conference in conference room Bering global civil society leaders in seminar title “Climate Displacement : Protecting and Promoting Rights of the Climate Migrants” urged for new political policy regimes to protect...

Temperature Peaking Year Must Be Specified in Marrakech Climate Conference to Save the Earth

Marrakech8th November 2016. Today civil society right group representing Most Vulnerable Countries (MVC) and Least Developed Countries (LDC) in a press conference in UNFCCC (United Nation Framework on Climate Change Convention) CoP 22 (Conference of Parties), Media Centre inMarrakech...

Bay of Bengal Forum is Officially Launched: CSOs expect a new initiative in establishing People to People Contact in the Bay of Bengal Region

Dhaka, 03 November 2016. The American Center Dhaka and the Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST) Trust have jointly launched a new platform for the CSOs from the BIMSTEC member countries. The platform named Bay of Bengal Forum (BBForum)...

Civil Society Demand Respect to People’s Right and Regional River Management to Reduce Disaster Risk in Asia Region

Dhaka, 30th October 2016. Today on the eve of upcoming AMCDRR 2016 Delhi Bangladeshi twenty three civil society humanitarian organizations have organized a press conference in national press club, and presented six point demands which they will raise in...

Demand for Cross Border Cooperation on Displacement and Basin wise River Management

Dhaka, 23rd October 2016. On the eve of Upcoming Asia Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held in Delhi during 2 to 5th November 2016, today a seminar jointly organized by twenty one local, national and international civil...

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