On December 24, 2024, the Climate Attribution Research Team at the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD) held a virtual workshop to discuss their ongoing analysis of the catastrophic Melamchi flood of 2021. This flood event was one of the most...
By Priyanka Gurung, Hemant Ojha, Nusrat Naushin, Prabin M Singh, Basundhara Bhattarai, Purnima Banjade, Ajay Adhikari, Christopher Bartlett, George Koran, Ibrahima Camara, Saleemul Huq, Mizan Khan, and Bhim...
Overview On April 10, 2023, the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD) held a knowledge sharing session to discuss forest fire risks in Nepal, with presentations by Dr. Krishna Bhujel, a senior researcher, and Mr. Abhash Adhikari, an emerging...
By Priyanka Gurung, Purnima Banjade | 5 Mar 2023 Water has been an essential aspect of human life throughout history, and the looming global water crisis is one of the most pressing issues humanity faces today. Despite access to clean water being recognised as a...
In recent decades, wildfires have become more frequent, widespread, longer lasting, and intense, wreaking havoc across the world. 2021 was the year of catastrophic wildfires, with several countries experiencing a record-breaking wildfire season. A big...
By Anusha Ojha | 03 Feb 2023 Knee-deep in seawater a few metres away from the shore, Tuvalu’s foreign minister Simon Kofe, gave an emotional and gripping speech in his address to COP26, with the hopes of drawing the world’s attention to the...
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On December 24, 2024, the Climate Attribution Research Team at the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD) held a virtual workshop to discuss their ongoing analysis of the catastrophic Melamchi flood of 2021. This flood event was one of the most...
Messages for Action Recognise the urgency of addressing losses and damages and expedite the pace of action. Look no further than the events of 2022 and 2023 to recognise the urgency. For example, the 2022 Pakistan floods displaced 7 million people and caused around...
Key Messages Mitigation and adaptation are at the center of global climate negotiations. However, as climate change impacts become more frequent and more severe, these two well-accepted pillars of climate policy are not sufficient. Burgeoning damage and loss from...
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The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. IFSD, in collaboration with its partners, including the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), the International Development Research...
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30th November 2023 to 12th December 2023. IFSD along with our partners International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), International Development Research...