by Friendship News Desk, 3 July, 2025 Friendship Senior Director Kazi Amdadul Hoque and Stéphane Van Haute from Friendship Luxembourg joined the 62nd Session of the UN Climate Change Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) in Germany. The 2025 Bonn Climate Change...
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Connected Schools, Connected MindsÂ
Friendship youth delegates touched down on Luxembourg to meet other secondary school students their age as part of the 2025 Connected Schools programme.  by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 29 June, 2025 Eusuf, Mizan, Munni, and Sakia visited five schools in Luxembourg: The...
Friendship Youth at the European Parliament
Friendship youth delegates from Bangladesh visit the European Parliament to spark meaningful conversations on climate change with their peers and world leaders. The entire Friendship delegation stands tall with pride, with students from France, Luxembourg, and...
Friendship at the UN Ocean Conference 2025 FranceÂ
In a panel titled 'Preserving and Sustainably Managing Delta Ecosystems in the Face of Increasing Risks', Runa Khan spoke on Friendship's work with riverine and coastal communities in the world's largest river delta - the Ganges delta in Bangladesh. © Anna Robyn by...
Why change must start with people
by Runa Khan,15 June, 2025 On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage—globally, in treaty rooms and international campaigns, and locally, as we stare at rivers choked by waste and fields littered with non-biodegradable...
A Climate-Conscious Nod to Rural EmpowermentÂ
How sustainable, ethical slow fashion goes against the grain in Bangladesh Colourful threads from the rural riverine life in Bangladesh are firmly standing ground against climate change and pollution. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen4 June, 2025 While most...
Friendship Founder Speaks at the ChangeNOW Summit 2025Â
Runa Khan presents the harsh climate reality of Bangladesh through the story of Jashim, a child who lost his home to river erosion in the Brahmaputra River. © Jean-Salman Marre/Friendship by Friendship News Desk1 June, 2025 Runa Khan attended the ChangeNOW Summit...
Friendship at CBA19
More than 400 climate adaptation practitioners teamed up at CBA19 to build a collective message on community led action, ahead of COP30. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,27 May, 2025 The 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change...
Perspectives from inside a worldwide climate adaptation movement
by Stéphane Van Haute and Kazi Amdadul Hoque,25 May, 2025 In these chaotic times, when the planet's climatic future seems at stake, suspended on disconnected decisions of certain governments, the international community of those who take climate action on a day-to-day...
From the Chars to France
Bangladeshi youth from remote villages set to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) 2025 to represent their communities Eusuf, Munni, Mizan, and Sakia (from left to right) are ready to take on Europe and share their community’s stories and resolve against climate...
Building a Future with Locally Led Adaptation
Friendship founder shares insights on LLA at the opening session of the Gobeshona Global Conference 5 by Friendship News Desk28 April, 2025 Hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) from 26 – 30 April, 2025, the Gobeshona platform...
Our People, Our Power, Our Planet
Inequity in Renewable Energy Responsibility on World Earth Day 2025 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 April, 2025 This World Earth Day is all about championing the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in the wake of rising populations and energy demands. As...