Social leaders from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh at the Resilience Hub Conference
When risks emerge, innovative solutions come into place: Social leaders from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh will share their experiences at the Resilience Hub Conference
To protect the environment and improve the resilience of communities, local leaders of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) projects work on innovative solutions worldwide. Some of them will share their experiences during the South Asia Resilience Hub Conference (8th-14th October).
‘When risks emerge, innovative solutions come into place’ will consider strengthening the capacity of communities and their economic, social, and environmental benefits. During this session, which will take place on 10th October, local leaders will discuss community resilience and how mitigation and adaptation efforts can be achieved through the implementation of innovative techniques.
The online conference will be hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), one of the leading research and capacity-building organizations working on climate change and development in Bangladesh.
Managed by UNDP, the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) is fostering innovation of adaptation practices at the local level in vulnerable countries.
The session will showcase how those organizations (Footsteps, from Bangladesh; Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres, from India; and Rural Development Initiative, from Nepal) influence local processes. The panel will provide the opportunity to discuss how innovation techniques implemented in the community can improve resilience and support mitigation and adaptation.
In the rangelands of Nepal’s lower Mustang region, conflicts and degradation are widespread. One of the goals of Drought Reduction in Mustang project is to design rangeland strategies that leverage community-based management practices and respond to the changing environmental pressures associated with declining snowfall and rising temperatures over time.
In India, the proposal of ‘Planning nature-based decentralized wastewater project’ is to design passive decentralized sewage and solid-waste systems managed by the inhabitants of the villages and integrate them with the surrounding ecosystem.
In Bangladesh, ‘Dreamwater- Empowering women in converting flood disaster into economic opportunity’ supports vulnerable communities. This filter has been designed to be specifically effective in mobilizing during floods. It is a portable device that can be carried as a backpack with the potential to convert 15,000 liters of water at a go with its 5-stage UV and ultrafiltration process, removing 99.99% of contaminants and sediments from water.
To learn more about those experiences, this 10th October, 2PM (Dhaka time), join us at the #SouthAsiaResilienceHub to watch 'When risks emerge, innovative solutions come into place'.