UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC) CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCES
Participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conferences or COP, as an observer organization from Bangladesh since 2015, POJF continues to inspire environment conscious behavior, spreading the message of climate awareness and biodiversity conservation among the people of Bangladesh. Disseminating the timely information, findings, and suggestions of the COP meetings into simple and easy e messages, to reach even the most marginal people at the remotest corners of the country, POJF appeals to the nation to take timely actions in the face of dire climate change adversities. As Bangladesh continues to aspire to contribute as a nation through Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation in accordance with SDG by 2030, POJF performs its role as the medium to inspire the common people to take action. To create a more climate friendly tomorrow with social, communal participation, POJF, through its multidimensional activities, multimedia campaign, digital campaign, news coverage, etc., works to lead the whole country to a more climate friendly future.
CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING
To combat climate change, and ensure sustainable management of natural resources in different ecosystems, and conservation of wildlife, POJF has been facilitating various capacity building trainings, workshops, yard meetings, and focus group discussion with specialists in the respective fields as trainers, and participants from every strata of the society. Creating mass awareness about the necessity of disaster preparedness, sustainable management techniques of natural resources to ensure balanced ecosystems has always been a key agenda of POJF capacity building training. Since inception in 2009, POJF has been conducting nationwide campaigns, significantly contributing to making life sustaining, vital information available to the people living in the most disaster prone and natural resources rich areas of Bangladesh. Such capacity building training includes, training on Co-management, forest resource management, alternative livelihood development and so on. Working to disseminate vital information to save lives, POJF continues to work in the area of capacity building, sustainable development and coordination buildup between Government, non-government and private sector stakeholders for ensuring greater adaptations and climate friendly development.
ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Poverty has been identified as one of the major causes for resource degradation. POJF recognizes the issue and believes that resources are better managed when the socio-economic conditions of the local people are better. POJF, therefore, gives emphasis on the poverty alleviation and undertakes programs to provide alternate eco-friendly sources for income generation activities for the local poor people. Enhancing awareness among the poor households as units, POJF works towards building adaptability, resourcefulness, and resilience to combat and cope with adverse climate change impacts and natural disasters. Empowering the women at grassroots level with vital information, capacity building training and knowledge on alternative livelihood generating opportunities, POJF enables the marginal population in many disaster prone areas of the country, especially the coastal region of Bangladesh, to take leadership, address economic disparity and find sustainable means to defeat extreme poverty.
CONFERENCE, SEMINAR, SUMMIT, WEBINAR
To make information regarding biodiversity and conservation available to all, as well as to inspire the young generation to actively participate in nature conservation, POJF frequently organizes and participates in Conference, Workshop, Seminars, and Symposiums in and outside Bangladesh. To facilitate awareness rising on a national level as well as to call for timely actions from every strata of the society, POJF has been participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties or CoP since 2015. POJF has also organized seminars on Environmental Education at University of New South Wales, Australia and at Birmingham City University, UK. POJF has been successively participating in National and International Conferences and meetings including IUCN Regional Meetings, National Human Rights Commission Meetings, SAVE Meeting (Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction) in Nepal, National and International Nature Summit by Notre Dame College and so on.
