Climate change is real. Adapting to climate change and building resilience is the only way forward to protect long-term development gains. Having experienced high economic growth rates in the past two decades, South Asia is also at a high risk of being impacted by climate-related hazards. South Asian countries, in particular, the project countries of the CARE for South Asia project—Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan—have taken and planned to take considerable steps towards climate-resilient development. CARE for South Asia project aims to act as a catalyst to these efforts both in project countries and in the region.
To grasp the road to the CARE for South Asia project, we are going back in time to understand the progress and milestones achieved for climate adaptation and resilience in the following infographic.
The writer is Project Officer at ADPC.
