Loss and Damage and Adaptation in South Asia
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The side event  organised by Centre for Policy Research and Development (CPRD Bangladesh), EFICOR, Shariatpur Development Society (SDS Bangladesh) and Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), focussed on the lived experiences of vulnerable communities across Kerala (India), Bangladesh, and Nepal as they grapple with escalating climate impacts. Rising sea levels submerging livelihoods in Bangladesh, to Kerala’s recurring floods forcing adaptation through community-driven recovery models, and Nepal’s mountain communities battling glacial melt and erratic monsoons, highlighted the urgency of financing for loss and damage while scaling up adaptation measures, and the need for equitable and inclusive climate action to safeguard lives, livelihoods, and cultural heritage in South Asia.

The panelists were Rabeya Begum, Executive Director of SDS Bangladesh, Sneha Rai, Researcher at Prakriti Resources Center, Nepal, Jayakumar C, Executive Director and Trustee of Thanal Trust, India, Sadia Satti, Research Associate, Climate Change at SDPI, Pakistan, Prabin Man Singh, Programme Director of Prakriti Resources Center Nepal, Sheikh Nur Ataya Rabbi, Assistant Research and Advocacy Manager, CPRD, Bangladesh. The event was moderated by Rushati Das, Program Coordinator, CAN South Asia.