Renforcer les capacités naturelles d’absorption du CO2 est une nécessité ! La réduction drastique de nos émissions de CO2 doit être complétée par des actions augmentant les capacités naturelles d’absorption.(English version below) © K M Asad by Marc Elvinger...
COP 26: Loss and damage evaded again but recognised This was lush, abundant farmland. Who will bear this loss? ©A J GHANI/FRIENDSHIP by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYDecember 1, 2021 A critical issue in the recently concluded COP26, loss and damage gained recognition at the summit...
Last minute capitulation on coal and fossil fuel; Leaders bypass loss and damage yet agaiN by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYNovember 22, 2021 The 26th Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, has drawn to a...
Ruined twice by cyclones and salinisation, Chittaranjan Raptan has paid a hefty price for climate change, and struggles to rebuild. ©ROBIN CHANDRA DAS/FRIENDSHIP by ROBIN CHANDRA DAStranslated by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYNovember 11, 2021 “It feels good to reminisce about the...
Villager from Protapnagar, Satkhira speaks in support of mangrove afforestation at COP26 A field staffer and community member from Protapnagar, Satkhira speak at an event at COP26 in Glasgow. FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKNovember 8, 2021 Mojibur Sana did not have a comfortable...
by LEOPOLDO MONCADAOctober 29, 2021 The survival of our environment, ecosystems and natural resources currently hangs in the balance. The consequences of the anthropogenic climate breakdown are affecting the developing world disproportionately, although the impacts...
by KAZI AMDADUL HOQUEOctober 29, 2021 A woman fetches potable water for her home. ©A J GHANI/FRIENDSHIP On the edge of the largest mangrove in the world, home of the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, I met Krishna Rani. The rhythm of the tides of the Bay of Bengal, the ebb...
Friendship will be present at COP26 in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021 to carry the voices of the most vulnerable communities of Bangladesh and advocate for climate adaptation solutions that work. In November 2021, the World will be looking to Glasgow, expecting a...
Involving the local communities and government is key to the success of mangrove afforestation projects A Friendship Mangrove Community Caretaker works at a nursery of mangrove saplings. Bangladesh has a lot to offer in the fight against the climate crisis, and the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4nOLjgoKU8&t=664s Friendship wins film competition at CBA15 by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJune 22, 2021 A Friendship film about climate challenges and interventions in remote riverine areas of northern Bangladesh has won the film...
Cyclone Yaas leaves a trail of destruction and a crisis that will worsen https://youtu.be/m38SkL3Q3Bk Overflowing and breakage of embankments in coastal districts has left tens of thousands in Friendship's working areas in distress. With footage from NEWS FLASH 71...
Embankments broken, houses flooded, a cyclone has always long-term impacts for local communities that prevent them from thriving. by Marc Elvinger, Chairman Friendship Luxembourg, and Stéphane Van HauteJune 10, 2021 Chères amies, chers amis, Dear Friends of Friendship...