Women’s multiple role and responsibilities in home and workplace lead more diverse interactions with the city’s built ecology and their journeys are typically more varied and complex than men’s. UN-Habitat (2012) urges for gender sensitive urban planning and design “as women and the girls make up half the urban population, do more than half the work, do the majority of the care work, and are often subjected to the sexual and gender-based violence, cities ought to be designed and built with women’s and girl’s participation and interests in mind”. To address these critical concerns, gender mainstreaming must be introduced into all aspects of city life, including urban planning and design.

The 2013 Rana Plaza collapse killed more than 1135 garments workers and approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued alive. It is considered the deadliest garment-factory accident in human history. On April 22, 2017 ActionAid Bangladesh shared the 4th Follow up Survey “Unforgettable & unforgivable: Rana Plaza” on the Status of Rehabilitation and Reintegration of the Survivors and Families of Deceased. In 2017, the survey was conducted on survivors and families of deceased. The sample sizes were 1403 and 607 for survivors and families of deceased.

Madarbari Unnayan Barta is a newsletter published from LRP (Local Rights Programme) 41 of ActionAid Bangladesh, Chittagong.

‘Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Handbook’ (জলবায়ু সহনশীল টেকসই কৃষি নির্দেশিকা) has been developed to enhance the understanding on the issues concerning sustainable agriculture, and to facilitate the process of strengthening the work that ActionAid has been carrying out in this area. It points readers to the key components and topical issues on sustainable agriculture, thereby helping them draw insights in designing local sustainable agriculture programmes

Getting to Good- Towards Responsible Corporate Tax Behavior’ is a discussion paper examining why and how approaching tax responsibility beyond legal compliance benefits companies and the developing countries in which they operate.

The Report, Next Generation 2015 and Beyond, was jointly commissioned by ActionAid Bangladesh, British Council and the University of Liberal Arts of Bangladesh and jointly authored by ActionAidangladesh, British Council, University of Liberal Arts of Bangladesh and the Institute of Informatics and Development. This report provides concise findings on key concerns for young people, their engagement in the different sectors as well as opportunity for scaling initiatives by different stakeholders.

The report details women’s experience of urban public transport in Bangladesh, Brazil and Nigeria, and how lost tax revenues can pay to improve it.

This publication is based on the outcomes of the Community Based Adaptation 10 (CBA10) conference and has been compiled from the notes taken by the session chairs and respective rapporteurs. The publication is a summary from the organizers point of view and does not express the views of each individual participant.