Archive for July, 2007
Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize for outstanding community initiatives
The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha of Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize in recognition of outstanding community efforts for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha uses riverboat-based educational resource centers throughout Bangladesh’s Ganges river delta to deliver information on sustainable agricultural practices and current market prices. Summary: 1. Initiative Description and Innovations The organization […]
Practical Action is helping people in Gaibandha to cope with climate change
With the help of technology, relocated communities are changing the way they live. The new village of Amader Bandhan stands on a sandbar about 190 miles north-west of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka in the district of Gaibandha, and consists of 100 half-brick, half-tin homes. Its population is drawn from the ranks of the country’s climate change […]
Recent Comments