On 𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, LEDARS hosted a 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 at the Climate & Adaptation Knowledge Management Center, Satkhira, bringing together 𝟰𝟰 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 – women-headed families, indigenous groups, youth, farmers, fisherfolk, persons with disabilities, teachers, and journalists – from one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable coastal regions.

💬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀:

• Salinity intrusion & freshwater crises 💧
• Climate-induced migration 🚶
• Health risks 🏥
• Local adaptation practices: PSFs, rainwater harvesting, resilient crops, women’s savings groups, mangrove restoration 🌱

📢 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱:
✅ Integration of local priorities into national climate policies & the 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮
✅ Accessible 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 & 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 for affected communities
✅ Investment in 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 & 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲–𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
✅ Stronger participation of 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 in climate negotiations

This workshop ensures that the voices of 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 will be carried from 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗸𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹é𝗺.