The collaboration will produce 10 COP31 climate dialogue programs, pre-COP interviews, multimedia reports, and digital content highlighting community-based climate solutions from Bangladesh.
The Climate Watch and Shakti Foundation have signed a partnership agreement to jointly produce a special climate communication initiative around COP31, aimed at taking Bangladesh’s community-level climate experiences and solutions to national and international audiences.
Md Ibrahim Khalilullah, Executive Editor of The Climate Watch, and Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, Head of Health & Climate Change Program at Shakti Foundation, signed the agreement on Wednesday.
Imran Ahmed, Deputy Executive Director of Shakti Foundation; Labiba Rahman, Joint Director of Shakti Foundation; Probin Kumar Sarkar, Deputy Director of Shakti Foundation; Kazi Susmita Jahan, Manager of the Health & Climate Change Program at Shakti Foundation; and climate activist Khairul Islam Munna were present at the signing program.
Under the agreement, the two organizations will collaborate on the “Shakti–The Climate Watch COP31 Climate Dialogue Series: From Local Solutions to Global Climate Action” surrounding the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP31, scheduled to take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20.
The initiative will feature 10 professionally produced video talk shows during COP31, bringing Shakti Foundation representatives into discussions with climate negotiators, policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, women leaders, young climate advocates, and representatives of vulnerable communities.
The partnership aims to connect locally implemented climate solutions in Bangladesh, including urban greening, clean air, renewable energy, women’s empowerment, resilient livelihoods and inclusive climate action, with the broader international climate agenda.
The partnership is scheduled to continue through December 31, 2026, covering preparation before COP31, production and field reporting during the conference, and post-COP publication and impact reporting.
The agreement marks a new stage in collaboration between The Climate Watch and Shakti Foundation, combining climate journalism with community-based experience to bring locally rooted climate solutions and perspectives from Bangladesh into wider global climate discussions.
