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Workshop on �Climate change (CC) �and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Capitalize on the experience �and define the niche!��Dhaka, 16th July 2023

Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh

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Welcome remarks

by Irene Hofstetter

Programme Manager Nexus

Embassy of Switzerland

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Organisations

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Rupantor

DASCOH Bangladesh

WaterAid

Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

Eco Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Badabon Sangho

Shariatpur Development Society (SDS)

Shushilan

Frienship

 COAST Foundation

Uttaran

Prottyashi

 Bangladesh Red Cresent Society (BRCS)

Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP)

 

ActionAid Bangladesh

Practical action

Global Organization of Civil Society Network for DRR (GNDR)

Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA)

Save the Children

Start Fund Bangladesh

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Swiss NGOs:

Swisscontact Bangladesh 

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Swiss Red Cross (SRC)

HELVETAS Bangladesh

HEKS/EPER

Terre des hommes Bangladesh

Enfants du Monde (EdM)

Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion (HI)

Terre des hommes Foundation, Lausanne

Solidar Suisse Bangladesh Office

CBM Global Disability Inclusion

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Context setting

Presentation by

Maliha Muzammil

Programme Specialist Climate Change, UNDP

Arif Abdullah Khan

Programme Specialist Disaster & Resilience, UNDP

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Context setting

Panel discussion �Prof. Mizan R Khan, Director-ICCCAD

Anindita Hridita, Wateraid

Mozibur Rahman, Adviser-SDS

Zobair Hasan, Executive Director-DOR

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Illustration of a practical experience

Presentation Zurich Floods resilience Project

Shahnawaz Whara

Regional Climate & Resilience Advocacy Manager, Practical Action-Bangladesh/Nepal

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Networks for scaling

Presentations of two key networks

Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA)

Sanjay Vashisst, Director CANSA

Global Platform on Disaster Reduction (GNDR)

Prof Tasneem Siddiqui, South Asia Regional Representative, Stichting GNDR Member

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Networks for scaling

Experience from Network members

Laila Arifa Khanom, Nari Maitree (GNDR)

Syed Aminul Haque, Director COAST (CANSA)

Kazi Amdadu Hoque, Friendship (GNDR)

Mohammad Shahjahan, Director-YPSA (CNASA)

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Networks for scaling

What is your experience

Put your organisation, contact, network on a card

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Challenges and opportunites

6 groups (group facilitators)

1) preparedness, response (Priyanka)

2) prevention, adaptation (Zinia)

3) capacity building, awareness (Irene)

4) policy dialogue/advocacy (nat./internat. (Doha)

5) governance (Eveline)

6) Acess to finance (Shirin)

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Day 2

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Opening remarks

by Irene Hofstetter

Programme Manager Nexus

Embassy of Switzerland

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Presentation of Participants

Swisscontact Bangladesh 

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Swiss Red Cross (SRC)

HELVETAS Bangladesh

HEKS/EPER

Terre des hommes Bangladesh

Enfants du Monde (EdM)

Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion (HI)

Terre des hommes Foundation, Lausanne

Solidar Suisse Bangladesh Office

CBM Global Disability Inclusion

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Follow up results day 1

6 groups (facilitators)

1) preparedness, response (Priyanka)

2) prevention, adaptation (Zinia)

3) capacity building, awareness (Irene)

4) policy dialogue/advocacy (nat./internat. (Doha)

5) governance (Eveline)

6) Acess to finance (Shirin)

  • Identify 3 key points for follow up

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Niche - group work

Groups (facilitator)

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Consider as scaling, advocacy, gender

As cross cutting topic

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