Education & Training
Education & Training

COLOCAL Partners with Nirmol Bangladesh to Conduct Community Needs Assessment to Strengthen Adaptation Capacity in Cox Bazar’s Cyclone-Prone Areas
On May 21 and 22, the COLOCAL project, under DESM, IUB, conducted a needs assessment in the cyclone risk areas: Najiratake, Khuruskhul, and Choufolondi of Cox’s Bazar district. The project partnered w…

Locally Led Adaptation for All: The COLOCAL Project Introduces the Concept of LLA through Experts and Interactive Games
On June 24th, the COLOCAL Project hosted an engaging half-day introductory short course on Locally Led Adaptation (LLA), attracting participants from a wide range of academic disciplines. The course w…

Half-day Short Course on Climate Change and Locally-Led Adaptation
On 23 February, 2025, the Department of Environmental Science and Management, under the COLOCAL Project, hosted a half-day short course featuring two compelling presentations on climate change adaptat…

Roundtable Discussion on CCD Course Design to Incorporate LLA
The COLOCAL project arranged a roundtable discussion on November 30, 2024 at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus to gather inputs from experts regarding the development of academic mod…

COLOCAL Partners with Lal Sabuj Society to Conduct Community Needs Assessment to Strengthen Climate Adaptation in Patuakhali’s Erosion-Prone Areas
On May 21 and 22, the COLOCAL project, under DESM, IUB, conducted a needs assessment in the river erosion risk areas of the Bauphal and Mirzaganj upazilas in Patuakhali district. The project partnered…

Short Course on Community based Adaptation Held in Satkhira
The Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), in collaboration with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), organized a short course titled “Community-Based Adaptation: P…