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Regional cooperation on resilience through SAARC

December 08th marks the SAARC Charter Day. The day marks the signing of the SAARC Charter in 1985 by the governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the first…

Webinar Report: Revisiting communities and civil society roles in managing South Asia’s transboundary river basins.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the current challenges brought on by global as well as regional politics and economics has exerted substantial pressures and delays in ensuring proper coordination and…

Innovative and sustainable sanitation in the world’s largest refugee camp

Alexandra Kotowski

In Cox’s Bazar, almost a million Rohingya refugees live in densely populated camps built across a hilly terrain. Such a large population has tremendous humanitarian needs—particularly for safe…

Webinar on Riverbank erosion in South Asia

TROSA and partners Earth Journalism Network (EJN) under Internews Europe organized a 1-day media webinar on 25 September to raise awareness and a shared understanding among journalists of South Asia…

Despite Covid-19, Nodi Boithoks continue to play a key role in Influencing local policies in river governance in Bangladesh.

Nodi Boithoks over the last year in Bangladesh has proved to be an effective influencing tool in creating evidence from the ground, even amid the covid-19 crisis. Like the previous years, the river…

Small and artisanal fisherfolk are at a greater risk due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic shocks. Photo: Animesh Prakash/ Oxfam India

A fresh look at fisheries in the Bay of Bengal

November 21 marks the World Fisheries Day. More than 30.8 million people in Asia who are engaged in the primary sector of marine and inland capture fisheries and small scale fisheries (SSF) are at…

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Fostering regional disaster risk governance in South Asia

Disaster risk governance is key to effective planning, financing, implementation, and monitoring of progress towards resilience. While local context matters, there is growing evidence on the…

E-Winter School on Inclusive Water Governance

TROSA Winter School on Inclusive Water Governance

TROSA organized an online Winter School in September with an aim to familiarize and encourage youth participation in transboundary water governance by facilitating interdisciplinary conversation and…

Leave no one behind: Rebuilding the ASEAN economy with a gender lens

Ma. Aurora D. Geotina-Garcia

Women’s rights to participation and representation in all spheres of life is vital in fully realizing their role as agents and beneficiaries of development.

Oxfam volunteer Zahid Hossain, age 20, talking to Abdul Malek, age 80, about the precautions elderly people should take to prevent Covid-19. Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, Bangladesh. Photo: Fabeha Monir

Refugee Volunteers Fight Covid-19: The new face of humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps

Around the world, the Coronavirus pandemic has upended lives and forced communities to adapt to new ways of working. The situation is no different for humanitarian contexts like Cox’s Bazar,…