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| ___________________________________________________ August 21, 2010: Improvements in Bangladesh’s Food Security Risk Index Based on Maplecroft’s latest Food Security Risk Index 2010, Bangladesh is now categorized as a “high risk” country. This constitutes some progress as Bangladesh was previously categorized as a “severe risk” country. The Food Security Risk Index 2010 evaluates the risks to the supply of basic food staples for 163 countries. Developed in collaboration with the World Food Programme, it uses 12 criteria to calculate the ranking including: the nutritional and health status of populations, cereal production and imports, GDP per capita, natural disasters, conflict, and the effectiveness of government. LEARN MORE ---> See also: Bangladesh's Ranking and Relative Progress ______________________________________________________________________ August 9, 2010: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Recognizing August 9, 2010 as International Day of the World’s Indigenous People the BDRC provides a list of recent publications related to indigenous people in Bangladesh and some additional information LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ August 1, 2010: Noman Khan wins Ramon Magsaysay Award 2010 A. H. M. Noman Khan, founder and executive director of the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), wins the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2010 for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh, and in working vigorously with all sectors to build a society that is truly inclusive and barrier-free. LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ July 20, 2010: Bangladesh exported a record US$1.7 billion in June 2010 Bangladesh’s exports increased by 21.2 percent (from US$1422 million in June 2009 to US$1724 million in June 2010, the highest monthly export figure in the country’s 40-year history). The data also shows that the share of manufactured exports (amounting now to about 95.8 percent of total exports) has increased while the share of exported primary products has decreased from FY2008/09 to FY2009/10. LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ July 8, 2010: World Bank proposes to double its aid to Bangladesh The World Bank’s Board of Directors today endorsed a new Country Assistance Strategy for Bangladesh for the period FY2011-14, which proposes a doubling of financial support for Bangladesh relative to the FY06-09 strategy. The BDRC had advocated that Bangladesh deserves more aid over the last two years. LEARN MORE (about the Bank’s decision) ---> LEARN MORE (about the BDRC’s campaign for more aid) ---> ______________________________________________________________________ New WHO/UNICEF report highlights Bangladesh’s narrowing of gender differentials Historically, Bangladeshi boys have been more likely to receive lifesaving interventions than girls have. But in the past decade Bangladesh has seen gender disparities effectively disappear in the coverage of measles vaccination. LEARN MORE ---> (pdf, then see p. 35) ______________________________________________________________________ June 5, 2010: World Environment Day Recognizing June 5, 2010 as World Environment Day, the BDRC provides a list of recent publications related to environmental issues in Bangladesh. LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ May 26-27, 2010: Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum 2010 With the highest population density in the world, little arable land, and extreme weather patterns, Bangladesh has often struggled to feed its population well. However, the country has also achieved some important successes: Within three decades, Bangladesh tripled its annual rice production and became food self-sufficient prior to the 2007-2008 food price crisis. LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ May 24, 2010: Hydro-electric project in Tibet could affect water supply in Bangladesh Chinese hydropower lobbyists are calling for construction of the world’s biggest hydro- electric project on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra as part of a huge expansion of renewable power in the Himalayas. LEARN MORE ---> ______________________________________________________________________ Previous Hot Topics / Features |
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