Climate Action at Local Level

10/09/2026

starts with communities—their realities, knowledge, experiences, and priorities.

“𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,” featured at our hashtag Learning and Sharing Workshop held recently, brought 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, highlighting how locally led climate action is being practised across CALL interventions and interventions beyond CALL.

The adaptation stories came directly from the 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒, showcasing practical approaches across three key thematic areas: 🌱 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Anticipatory Action; 🌾 Climate-smart Livelihoods & Economic Resilience; and 💧 Climate-resilient Health & WASH.

08/09/2026

CALL joins collective CSO Position paper for

The CALL Programme joined the Strategy Workshop Towards a Collective CSO Position for , organised by the Centre for Participatory Research & Development (CPRD) in collaboration with the Climate Justice Alliance-Bangladesh (CJA-B).

As Bangladesh prepares for COP31, the workshop provided an important space for civil society to move from diverse experiences and evidence towards a shared advocacy agenda - identifying Bangladesh’s key climate priorities, demands and recommendations for a unified 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐎𝐏31. The workshop brought together representatives from civil society, government, research and academia, development organisations, youth climate activists and media.

From the , Mahmodul Hasan Tareq shared key insights on 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 6 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, discussing the scope and challenges of carbon markets in Bangladesh, and Farhana Afroz shared experiences of 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐋𝐋𝐀) 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, highlighting community-led, actor-led, and system-led approaches, while reflecting on the impacts, challenges, and opportunities for advancing locally led climate action. Md. Bappy Shahrier from CALL PMU, Surojit Kundu from Terre des hommes - Bangladesh (Tdh) and two representatives from DORP and LEDARS-Local Environment Development and Agricultural Research Society also joined them.

We look forward to a collective CSO position that amplifies Bangladesh’s voice at COP31. For more information: https://cprdbd.org/strategy-workshop-on-climate-change-policy-narratives-from-climate-science-and-ground-evidence-to-collective-cso-positions-for-cop31/

06/09/2026

03/09/2026

The warmly congratulates Ms Jiniya Afroz on her appointment as Country Director of Terre des hommes - Bangladesh! We are proud that her organisation is a valued partner of the CALL, working alongside us to advance locally led climate action and resilience in Bangladesh.

We wish Jiniya Afroz continued success and many more achievements ahead! 🌟

Terre des hommes (Tdh) Bangladesh is pleased to announce Jiniya Afroze as our new Country Director of the Bangladesh Delegation.

With over two decades of experience in child rights, humanitarian, and development programming, Jiniya has held senior leadership roles with children's rights agencies, including Terre des hommes, working across child protection, participatory research, and multi-donor programme management.

She most recently served as Deputy Country Representative and Head of Programmes at Tdh Bangladesh, where she provided strategic oversight of the country portfolio and led engagement with institutional donors, UN agencies, and government stakeholders. Earlier in her career, she coordinated the CLARISSA programme, a multi-country participatory action research consortium on child labour, and held senior child protection roles with Save the Children International.

Jiniya holds a PhD in Childhood Studies from The Open University, UK, and an MA in International Communications & Development from City University of London. Her research and academic work — spanning children's agency, everyday violence, and child rights — has contributed to global and multi-country initiatives bridging evidence, policy, and practice.

We are delighted to have Jiniya step into this new role and look forward to her continued leadership in advancing children's rights and driving impactful programming across Bangladesh.

02/09/2026

🪴 20K trees across 3 sectors — leather, metal & dry fish — in 5 cities I 🌱 5K trees dedicated — leather-sector communities — in Dhaka, Gazipur, Bhairab I 🎥 Watch the full story, captured by Channel i

Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh Solidar Suisse OSHE foundation Prokriti O Jibon Foundation Shobujer Ovijan Foundation - SOF Gonoshasthaya Kendra - GK Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS

সাভারে চামড়া শিল্পনগরীতে বৃক্ষরোপণ, স্টেকহোল্ডারদের নিয়ে মতবিনিময়...

01/09/2026

🌱 Growing a Greener Leather Sector in Bangladesh

Our member, Solidar Suisse is contributing to the Government of Bangladesh’s National Green Mission through a commitment to plant 20𝐊 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 across communities connected to the leather, metal, and dry fish sectors located across Dhaka, Gazipur, Bhoirob, Cox's Bazar, and Chittagong.

Particularly in the leather sector, as part of this commitment 5000 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 will be planted across Savar, Gazipur, and Bhairab, encouraging greater awareness of climate change and environmental responsibility.

On 27 August 2026, the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 was launched at the Savar Leather Tannery Industrial Estate at presence of the stakeholders – tannery workers, tannery owners, Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters' Association (BFLLFEA) Vice-president, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) leather estate officials, Bangladesh Tanners Association, Tannery Workers Union Leader, NGO and Civil Society representatives, media and CALL partners.

The event included tree planting at the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), as well as the distribution of saplings to tannery owners and stakeholders for planting and care within their workplaces and surrounding areas. This initiative is an important step towards promoting climate stewardship across Bangladesh’s leather sector.

OSHE foundation Prokriti O Jibon Foundation Shobujer Ovijan Foundation - SOF Gonoshasthaya Kendra - GK Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh

30/08/2026

🌍𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

Rising global temperatures are accelerating glacier and ice-sheet melting, driving sea-level rise, extreme heat, floods, cyclones, and wildfires across the world.

🌧️𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 is experiencing a dangerous cycle of drought alongside extreme rainfall, storms, and devastating flash floods.
🌾𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 & 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 face severe droughts that undermine food and water security, driving a widespread food crisis.
🌀𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧 are experiencing record-breaking heat, persistent drought, heavy rainfall, and destructive tropical cyclones.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 . Moreover, the impacts of are profoundly 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.

Communities on the frontlines, especially women, children, persons with disabilities, low-income communities, and those reliant on climate-sensitive livelihoods, face the greatest risks while contributing the least to global emissions.

calls for 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲:

🗣️ Ensuring vulnerable communities have a meaningful voice in climate decisions; ⚖️Delivering equitable access to climate finance; 🌱Supporting frontline populations to adapt, recover, and build resilient futures.

27/08/2026

23/08/2026

"Climate adaptation needs stronger local leadership, ownership and financing"- a media story was featured in The Business Standard from our localisaiton workshop held last week.

The workshop was organised by the Swiss-supported Climate Action at Local Level (CALL) consortium in Bangladesh.

19/08/2026

জলবায়ু অভিযোজন তখনই আরও অর্থবহ ও কার্যকর হয়ে ওঠে, যখন তা স্থানীয় জনগোষ্ঠীর অভিজ্ঞতা, জ্ঞান ও অগ্রাধিকারের সঙ্গে গভীরভাবে সংযুক্ত থাকে। উপকূলীয় অঞ্চল, নদী ভাঙ্গন, খরাপ্রবণ ও নগরাঞ্চলে জলবায়ু ঝুঁকির ধরন ও মাত্রা ভিন্ন ভিন্ন হয়ে থাকে। তাই কার্যকর অভিযোজনের জন্য স্থানীয় প্রেক্ষাপট ও বাস্তবতা এবং অভিজ্ঞতা ভিত্তিক সমাধান অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।

স্থানীয় মানুষ শুধু জলবায়ু অভিযোজনের অংশগ্রহণকারী নন; তাঁরা স্থানীয় জ্ঞানের ধারক, সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণকারী এবং উদ্ভাবক। নিজেদের ঝুঁকি, চাহিদা ও সক্ষমতা সম্পর্কে তাঁরাই সবচেয়ে ভালো জানেন।

স্থানীয় নেতৃত্বকে শক্তিশালী করা, নারী, প্রতিবন্ধী ব্যক্তি, তরুণ সমাজ, আদিবাসী ও প্রান্তিক জনগোষ্ঠীর সক্ষমতা ও কণ্ঠকে আরও জোরালো করা এবং স্থানীয় জ্ঞানকে স্থানীয় শাসন ও সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণের সঙ্গে যুক্ত করার মাধ্যমে বা স্থানীয়করন প্রক্রিয়ায় কাজ করে।

স্থানীয় মানুষকে জলবায়ু কার্যক্রমের পরিকল্পনা ও বাস্তবায়নে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ স্থান দেওয়ার মাধ্যমে CALL বাংলাদেশজুড়ে আরও অন্তর্ভুক্তিমূলক, স্থানীয় নেতৃত্বনির্ভর এবং টেকসই সহনশীলতা গড়ে তুলতে অবদান রাখছে।




Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS Breaking the Silence - BTS Bangladesh Red Crescent Society(BDRCS) Caritas Bangladesh Dascoh Foundation DORP Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) LEDARS-Local Environment Development and Agricultural Research Society OSHE foundation Shobujer Ovijan Foundation - SOF Sangha Uttaran- A Social Development Organization Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)