Support Vulnerable Initiatives - SVIs

Climate action is urgent and non negotiable.

Bangladesh is already facing severe climate risks including sea level rise, salinity intrusion, disasters, and displacement. Although national adaptation plans are in place, real progress depends on collective action from government, institutions, and citizens.Climate action is urgent and non negotiable.

As a climate vulnerable country, Bangladesh deserves climate justice, including compensation and adequate support from major emitting countries and contributors, to address loss and damage and strengthen adaptation efforts.

The Sundarbans will remain closed for three months, from June 1 to August 31, 2026, as part of efforts to protect biodiversity, wildlife, and fish breeding habitats. During this period, all entry into the forest will be prohibited under a directive issued by the Forest Department.

We appreciate the decision to protect biodiversity, wildlife, and fish breeding habitats of the Sundarbans. At the same time we want alternative livelihood for the 3.5 million people who depend on the Sunderbans directly or indirectly.

May your faith and devotion be rewarded abundantly. Eid ul-Adha Mubarak!

Support Vulnerable Initiatives - SVIs

Support Vulnerable Initiatives (SVI) proudly attended the Sundarban Summit in Khulna as a stakeholder committed to working alongside vulnerable and marginalized communities around Sundarban.

At this important gathering, we shared our thoughts, listened to community voices, and exchanged insights with experts and stakeholders on how we can collectively create sustainable opportunities for the people of the Sundarbans.

We believe meaningful change begins with collaboration, empathy, and community participation.

To represent SVI, Ashraful Alam Khan Pranto and Tamima Swarna attended the program.

We sincerely thank the organizers of the Sundarban Summit, specially Mission Green Bangladesh, for arranging such a meaningful and impactful event that brings together communities, experts, and organizations for a better future. 🌿

Salinity & Biodiversity:

​In coastal Bangladesh, mangrove forests act as a natural defense against salt, using their specialized roots to filter out seawater and protect the land. Despite this, rising sea levels are pushing saltwater further inland, ruining traditional farming fields. Because local families can no longer grow normal crops in the salty soil, they have been forced to change how they use the land. They have adapted by turning these ruined fields into profitable shrimp and crab farms, shifting the local economy from traditional agriculture to saltwater farming. While this brings in much-needed money, it has caused a massive loss in local biodiversity. Building these commercial ponds means cutting down and breaking up the remaining mangrove forests. This destroys the natural homes and breeding grounds for countless native plants, birds, and marine animals, replacing a rich, diverse ecosystem with a fragile landscape focused on just a few farmed species.

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The World's Largest Mangrove forest: Sundarban!

3.5 million people depend on the Sundarbans directly and indirectly for their livelihoods, especially in Bangladesh’s coastal regions. Their income comes from fishing, honey collection, crab harvesting, wood and golpata collection, tourism, and related activities.

Burning fossil fuels for power generation, manufacturing, construction, transportation, and overconsumption is driving global warming, climate change and sea-level rise. As a result, Asha (11) (pseudonym) and her family from Shyamnagar, Satkhira, are paying the price. She carries water barefoot under the scorching midday sun. Asha said, “I have to walk 2 kilometers to collect water for my family every other day. Therefore, I can’t go to school every day. I don’t know how long I will be able to continue my studies.”

From today's report on The Financial Express:

🚩Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world.

🚩Over 13 million people in coastal areas may be forced to leave their homes by 2050.

🚩The country faces multiple climate threats, including: River and coastal flooding, Sea-level rise, Storm surges, Droughts

🚩Each year, millions of people are displaced due to climate-related disasters.

🚩About one-third of Bangladesh lies only a few meters above sea level.

🚩If global warming continues at the current rate, sea levels could rise by up to 1 meter by the end of the century.

Renewable energy can save the earth from the destruction. Government around the world should invest on renewable energy. Every action counts, every action matters! Lets save our mother earth together! 🌱

Happy Earth Day🌏

International Zero Waste Day

On International Zero Waste Day, Bangladesh needs real solutions, not shortcuts.

That starts with refusing single use plastic and rethinking how we design our entire waste system. It means separating waste at home, organic and inorganic, so nothing valuable gets lost. Organic waste should go back to the soil through composting, while materials like plastic, paper, and glass stay in circulation.

What this really means is moving toward a circular economy, where we compost, reuse, repair, and refill instead of constantly throwing things away.

But none of this works if we ignore the people already doing the work. Waste pickers must be at the center of the system, recognized, respected, and included.

And just as important, we need to be clear about what does not work. False solutions like waste to energy and incineration do not solve the problem, they destroy resources and create new risks.

Zero waste is about protecting resources, people, and the future, not burning them away.