Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh presentations
In February 2026, members of the BRAC JP Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh [opens new tab] team presented at the 9th Global Public Health Conference (GLOBEHEAL 2026) in Indonesia. Their presentations were around their ReBUILD study, Urban Echoes: Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh.
The presentations were:
- Intersecting Vulnerabilities and Urban Resilience: A Mixed Methods Secondary Analysis of Climate Migrants & Climate-affected Communities in Bangladesh by Ashik Barua
- Privatized Resilience and Climate-induced Vulnerability: A Quantitative Study of Urban Informal Settlements in Bangladesh by Suchona Rani Kairi
- Privatized Resilience and Systemic Abandonment: A Qualitative Study of Climate Migrants and Climate Affected Urban Informal Settlements in Bangladesh by Zumana Hayat Khan which won the prize for Best Poster Presentation (Virtual).
Image: Privatized Resilience and Systemic Abandonment: A Qualitative Study of Climate Migrants and Climate Affected Urban Informal Settlements in Bangladesh – a poster by Zumana Hayat Khan