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From salty waters to stronger futures: crab farming boosts livelihood resilience along Bangladesh’s coast
07 Jun 2025 / Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Shyamnagar, in the Satkhira District of southwestern Bangladesh, is bordered by the Sundarbans—the world's largest mangrove forest—a coastal landscape with low-lying terrain.
Turning down the heat
20 Nov 2024 / In Bangladesh, over 33 million children are forced to stay home for days as the sweltering heat makes school too dangerous. “I went to the school with my 13-year-old daughter. She was happy her school was open. But I was tense,” said Lucky Begum, whose daughter is enrolled at a state-run school in Dhaka. “The heat is too much, she already got heat rashes from sweating. I hope she does not get sick.”
GCF in Bangladesh: Empowering women to rise above climate challenges
08 Nov 2024 / What is it like to live in the char region of Bangladesh? Asia Begum, a farmer in Ashtamir Char, grew up in the flood-prone char lands of northern Bangladesh. But intensifying climate change has made life in the char more difficult, devastating her family's lives and livelihoods frequently. See how Asia rose above climate challenges and empower other women and families in her char. Dive into how GCF and PKSF are fortifying communities in Bangladesh's most flood-prone char areas. PKSF is a national direct-access entity of GCF in Bangladesh.
GCF in Bangladesh: Enhancing the climate resilience of remote char communities
08 Nov 2024 / In Northern Bangladesh, communities live on ever-changing river islands locally known as chars. Over the years, these char communities have faced floods and land erosion, now increasing in frequency and destructive strength because of climate change. With support from GCF, PKSF and local partners empower these communities through a project that delivered raised homestead plinths, safe water, and resilient farming techniques to secure their future. Learn more about the ECCP-Flood project: https://g.cf/sap008
GCF in Bangladesh: Women mobilising climate action
08 Nov 2024 / In rural Bangladesh, women mobilise climate action. See how Shilpi Khatun, a field facilitator from the National Development Programme (NDP), works closely with women in flood-prone char communities to boost local resilience. NDP is a local implementing partner for a GCF-PKSF project working to enhance the resilience of char communities in northern Bangladesh. Dive into how GCF and PKSF are fortifying communities in Bangladesh's most flood-prone char areas. Learn more about the project https://g.cf/sap008
GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
21 Jul 2022 / GCF and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Bangladesh) or IDCOL, have signed a critical agreement to implement a large-scale energy saving project for Bangladesh’s textile and garment industries. The agreement was signed at the most recent GCF Board meeting, the first in person Board meeting to be held in the Republic of Korea since 2019.
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
26 Aug 2019 / The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA), which guide the implementation of approved GCF projects, marks a key milestone for the Global Clean Cooking Programme – Bangladesh initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, while also lessening health risks for Bangladesh people.
