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Press on Climate Displacement and the Bangladesh HLP Initative
The Bangladesh HLP Initiative has been active in supporting and encouraging print and electronic media in Bangladesh to report on the...
Mar 8, 20161 min read
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Leading German progressive newspaper interviews DS
DS Director Scott Leckie was recently interviewed by Germany’s leading progressive newspaper, Die Tageszeitung. You can read the article...
Jan 9, 20161 min read
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Great News to Start 2016!
Our One House at a Time Project in Bangladesh has gotten off to a great start in 2016 with a generous donation by the Dutch NGO Stichting...
Jan 9, 20161 min read
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Now Available – Bengali Version – Guidance Note on Land Solutions to Climate Displaceme
A Bengali version of the Guidance Note on New Land for Climate Displaced Persons in Bangladesh is now available. This Guidance Note...
Dec 20, 20151 min read
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RADIO NATIONAL INTERVIEW WITH DS DIRECTOR SCOTT LECKIE ON CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT AND PARIS TALKS
At the Paris climate talks, Pacific nations urged Australia to support their call for stronger action on climate change. Scott Leckie...
Dec 4, 20151 min read
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Peninsula Principles highlighted in Bangladesh’s national strategy for disaster and climate in
The Peninsula Principles have been instrumental in defining the scope and direction of Bangladesh’s National Strategy for Disaster and...
Dec 2, 20151 min read
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EU Workshop in Dhaka – Growth and Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges in Bangladesh
On 27 October 2015, on behalf of the Bangladesh HLP Initiative, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) presented at the Delegation of the...
Nov 7, 20151 min read
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Dhaka Tribune – The Critical Role of Land in Solving Climate Displacement
On 17 October 2015 the Dhaka Tribune published an article by Displacement Solutions on “The Critical Role of Land in Solving Climate...
Oct 20, 20151 min read
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Dhaka Tribune – The Urgent Need for Rights Based Solutions to Climate Displacement in Bangladesh
On 10 October 2015 the Dhaka Tribune published an article by Displacement Solutions on “The Urgent Need for Rights Based Solutions to...
Oct 13, 20151 min read
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Deutsche Welle interviews DS Director Scott Leckie on what to do about that fact that up to a quarte
Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle released print and radio interviews today with DS Director Scott Leckie. In the...
Sep 4, 20151 min read
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LATEST DS BOOK HOT OFF THE PRESSES – REPAIRING DOMESTIC CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT: THE PENINSULA PR
Our book Repairing Domestic Climate Displacement: The Peninsula Principles is now available from Routledge. Edited by DS Director Scott...
Aug 25, 20151 min read
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Now Available – Updated Guidance Note on Land Solutions to Climate Displacement in Bangladesh
An updated version of the Guidance Note on New Land for Climate Displaced Persons in Bangladesh is now available. This Guidance Note...
Aug 14, 20151 min read
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If the Spratley’s can be transformed so dramatically, can the Pacific’s sinking islands
Preventing climate displacement on many of the world’s atoll nations, and saving those nations from what could be their eventual demise...
Aug 10, 20152 min read
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Exciting Internship Opportunity with DS in Geneva!
DS has an exciting new internship opening and is looking for a motivated applicant to fill the position. If you have experience or...
Aug 1, 20151 min read
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Now Available – Bengali Version of the Pocket Guide on the Rights of Climate Displaced Persons
Bangladesh HLP Initiative has released a Bengali language version of the Pocket Guide on the Rights of Climate Displaced Persons. An...
Jul 30, 20151 min read
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Workshop for Bangladeshi Lawyers and Judges on the Rights of Climate Displaced Persons
On 9 July 2015, The Bangladesh HLP Initiative held an orientation on the rights of climate displaced persons for lawyers and judges from...
Jul 29, 20151 min read
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Report on Building Climate Resilience following Side Event at UN Human Rights Council
On 18 March 2015, Displacement Solutions (DS) co-hosted a Side Event at the UN Human Rights Counsel on the application of the Peninsula...
Jul 14, 20151 min read
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UN Awards DS Certificate of Merit for Disaster Risk Reduction
After having been long-listed for the Nippon Foundation’s Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction in December 2014, DS is honoured to...
Jul 13, 20151 min read
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Hope from the Pope
The recent encyclical by Pope Francis, subtitled “On the care for our common home”, calls on every human being to take responsibility for...
Jul 1, 20151 min read
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TIME: Quotes of the Day
In 2008, TIME quoted DS Director Scott Leckie saying “Are they actually asking to re-establish the Maldives elsewhere?” Seven years...
Jun 30, 20151 min read
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