ULAB and Climate Strategies publish new research
Climate Strategies and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in a research published on July 24 concludes that Bangladesh’s climate policies must integrate Just Transitions to build resilience to increasingly severe climate hazards, boost green employment and decrease inequality.
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries and faces a future of rapidly accelerating climate disasters. The country’s GDP is expected to decline by up to 9% due to severe flooding, tropical cyclones are costing the nation an annual economic loss of $1 billion, and water scarcity and rising sea levels may lead to 13.3 million internal migrants over the next 30 years.
Just Transitions offer a sustainable solution for Bangladesh, leveraging a low-carbon economy to uplift comm...