As global temperatures rise, stories of Bangladeshi communities adapting – through planned relocations, skill-building, or community-led resilience – will inform responses worldwide.
The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis migrate abroad in search of better livelihoods, driven by high unemployment, poverty, and the promise of remittances that sustain families back home.
With a young population and ambitions for upper-middle-income status, access to genuine financing is crucial – but so is protection against exploitation.