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This workshop aimed to identify the status and needs of adaptation planning and climate change impact assessments at the national level.

This workshop aimed to identify the status and needs of adaptation planning and climate change impact assessments at the national level.

This article presents two case analyses of low-carbon technology transfer between Japan and China. One technology is waste heat recovery power generation in cement kiln (WHR system) and the other is co-processing of wastes using cement kiln, namely the CKK system (Conch Kawasaki Kiln System). The WHR system has significant co-benefit in the...

This report examines whether microfinance in its current forms contributes to household adaptive capacity and how it can do so most effectively. It also discusses how Bangladesh’s well-established microfinance sector can take advantage of its extensive delivery infrastructure and good reputation amongst communities to be more involved in...

This study attempted to assess household level loss and damage resulting from three cyclones –Sidr, Aila and Mahasen – in Khulna, Patuakhali and Satkhira districts for a sample of households, the coping strategies they adopted, the determinants of these coping strategies, and the role of microfinance in coping and adapting in the aftermath of...

This paper examined the role of access to microfinance as an ex-ante measure of income smoothing on the coping strategies of poor households in north-western Bangladesh during the phenomenon of seasonal food insecurity known as monga. The analysis suggests that the nature and intensity of coping strategies adopted by households depends on their...