"Construction has begun on the first Adaptation Fortress in southwest Bangladesh, a climate-resilient shelter designed to protect communities from both cyclones and heatwaves. The Jameel Observatory-Climate Resilience Early Warning System Network announced the initiative, which transforms existing school-based cyclone shelters into multi-purpose structures. The pilot is being built at the Baradal Aftab Uddin collegiate school in Baradal union, Assasuni sub-district, Satkhira district. A second pilot location has been selected at Satbaria high school in Satbaria union, Keshabpur sub-district, Jashore district."
"The climate resilient shelter model is the first of its kind in Bangladesh and aims to serve as a blueprint for infrastructure development across South Asia. If successful, the initiative could scale to 1,250 Adaptation Fortresses with additional funding, providing heatwave relief to half a million of the region's most vulnerable residents. Over 30 million people live in southwestern Bangladesh, where climate change poses dual threats."
A pilot Adaptation Fortress is under construction in Satkhira to convert school-based cyclone shelters into multi-purpose, climate-resilient structures addressing both cyclones and heatwaves. A second pilot site is selected in Jashore. The model aims to serve as a regional blueprint and could scale to 1,250 Adaptation Fortresses with extra funding, offering heatwave relief to half a million vulnerable people. Southwestern Bangladesh houses over 30 million people facing dual threats from more frequent cyclones and rising extreme heat. Cyclones between 2019 and 2021 caused mass displacement and saltwater contamination, and 2024 heatwaves forced nationwide school closures.
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