Environment & Changing Climate 2025 Conference Proceedings

As global environmental challenges intensify, the urgency to align strategic climate governance with context-specific adaptation becomes increasingly evident. The Environment & Changing Climate: Global Strategies and Local Actions conference at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) brings together researchers, policymakers, community leaders, and innovators to explore multidisciplinary approaches to climate resilience. Through thematic sessions, collaborative dialogue, and knowledge-sharing events, the conference aims to highlight strategies that bridge the gap between global commitments and grassroots action. By fostering partnerships, amplifying indigenous and community-based knowledge, and showcasing innovative practices, the event aims to generate actionable insights that advance environmental resilience, accelerate sustainable development, and strengthen our collective capacity to respond to the climate crisis. This publication is based on the scientific works submitted to the “Environment and Changing Climate 2025” conference, spanning across key thematic areas, such as climate governance, locally-led adaptation, biodiversity and conservation, indigenous knowledge and nature-based adaptations, climate finance, and many more. By linking interdisciplinary research, rooted in localized knowledge, to policy action, the conference aims to support inclusive climate action in the Global South.

The conference is organized by the Department of Environmental Science and Management at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), and is funded by the “Co-creating knowledge for local adaptation to climate change in least developed countries” (COLOCAL) project; part of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation’s NORHED II 2021-2026 programme.