News & Events
The two-day Environment & Changing Climate conference concludes at IUB
The Environment & Changing Climate 2025 conference, hosted by Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in collaboration with the Co-creating Knowledge for Local Adaptation to Clima…
COLOCAL Project holds Policy Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation in Khulna, Bangladesh
On November 7, 2024, the Department of Environmental Science and Management, IUB and the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) arranged a policy dialogue…
COLOCAL Fellows of Bangladesh Present Research at COLOCAL Seminar Series
Bangladesh hosted the July session of the COLOCAL Seminar Series after Mozambique led the first event in June. The monthly seminar was started at the COLOCAL annual meeting in Ugan…
The COLOCAL Project Partners with the LLA Programme to Host Policy Dialogue in Barisal, Bangladesh
On 27 July 2025, the COLOCAL project under the Department of Environmental Science and Management organised a Policy Dialogue session at the CARITAS Regional Office in Barisal. Thi…
IUB hosting a 2-day Conference on the Environment and Changing Climate under the COLOCAL Project
The Environment & Changing Climate 2025 conference, hosted by the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and the COLOCAL project, will bring together researchers, industry experts…
PARIBARTAN Project, CIMMYT and Shushilan Presented Tools for Locally Led Adaptation at ECC’25
The session titled “Tools for Systemic Locally Led Adaptation: Bridging Farmers, Markets, and Policy” was held on 21 November 2025 at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) as pa…
Team Influencer conducted session on Climate Justice at ECC ’25 conference
The session titled “Empowering Youth Leaders for Climate Justice: Lessons from Bangladesh’s Displaced Communities” was organized by Team INFLUENCERS at the Environment and Changing…
Nirmol Bangladesh Hosted Session on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience at ECC’25
On 21 November 2025, Nirmol Bangladesh successfully organized a side event titled “Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building: Knowledge Sharing for Local Action” at the Envir…
Advances in Research from COLOCAL Fellows Around the World Presented at ECC’25
On 21 November 2025, a session titled “Advances in Research from COLOCAL Fellows Around the World” was held at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) as part of the Environment &…
COLOCAL Blog
Adapting at the Water’s Edge: Local Wisdom from Bangladesh’s Haor Region
“_Every year our house is submerged under water, and we somehow keep ourselves safe during that emergency. This adaptation is mandatory for us, and we hope we have taken the right …
Informal collaborative learning among pastoral and agro‑pastoral farmers in Uganda: Why everyday interactions matter for knowledge sharing and rural resilience
In many rural farming communities, learning does not begin in a classroom or end with a workshop. It unfolds in the fields, at trading centers, during household visits, and through…
The Goat Economy and the Colonial Debt: A Tale of Feminised Survival from Bangladesh
This International Women's Day, as the world celebrates "Women in Climate Action," I want you to picture a different kind of climate leader. Her alias could be Shabnam. She lives i…
Mongla: An Exception or Example?
The port city of Mongla in Bangladesh has emerged as an impressive example of urban adaptation to internal migration. Over the past decade, Mongla’s population has grown from a mod…