Publications

The evaluation assessed COAST Foundation’s “Empowering Coastal Communities: Addressing Climate Change and Resilience” project, implemented from January 2024 to June 2026 across 13 sub-districts in 9 climate-vulnerable districts of Bangladesh. The project reached 27,124 vulnerable coastal people, with a...

The Rohingya refugee crisis is one of the largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies in the world. Since the Rohingya influx of 2017 in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, humanitarian organizations, governments, UN agencies, and national NGOs have been working in...

Study on Localization of Aid in Rohingya Response 2026 Reset the Rohingya Response: Local Led Humanitarian Response   This study assesses the progress of localization in the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh by examining humanitarian governance, leadership, financing, and partnership arrangements....

The Sphere Handbook 2018 (https://spherestandards.org/handbook/) is Sphere's (https://spherestandards.org) flagship publication and one of the world's most widely recognized references for quality and accountable humanitarian action. It brings together the Humanitarian Charter, Protection Principles, the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), and...

Since the Rohingya influx in August 2017, nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have settled in camps across Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. According to the Government of Bangladesh and UNHCR Joint Population Fact Sheet, more...

COAST Foundation, with support from the Vitol Foundation, is implementing a project titled “Supporting the Livelihood of Fisher Folk Communities on the Bangladesh–Myanmar Border” from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026 in three unions—Hnila, Whykhong, and Teknaf Sadar...

The project, implemented in Camp 14 of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, has generated positive impacts on the education and protection of Rohingya children and adolescents. The project reached more than 12,000 learners across Early Childhood Education (ECE), primary, and secondary...

The COAST Annual Report 2025 presents our response to another challenging year in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. It highlights our key achievements and the impacts of our programs on vulnerable communities. Throughout the year, we worked closely with...

This publication presents the five-year (2021-2025) APFP-FO4A program journey implemented by COAST Foundation and funded by IFAD, and the EU. The regional partner this propram was Asian Farmers Association (AFA). It was started to strengthen farmers’ organizations as viable,...

With support from the Climate Justice and Resilience Fund, COAST Foundation completed the second year of the “Empowering Coastal Communities Addressing Climate Change and Resilience” project (Jan–Dec 2025), reaching 13 sub-districts across 9 highly climate-vulnerable coastal districts. The project...