climate change

Coastal people in Bangladesh: Millions suffer as world prepares for COP29

Just a few days ago, Sakhina Begum’s teenage grandson Ariful narrowly escaped a crocodile attack while he and his friend were catching crabs from a canal near his home.
9 November 2024, 19:42 PM

COP29 must see a scale-up of Loss and Damage Fund

The loss and damage cycle requires holistic, integrated, and continuous climate financing urgently from local, national, and international government and non-government actors.
7 November 2024, 07:00 AM

COP29: What are the key issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

COP29 delegates will also be looking to advance other deals made at previous summits.
7 November 2024, 06:29 AM

What to expect at COP29?

It is expected that the NCQG will establish a comprehensive definition of climate finance, promoting consistency and transparency in climate finance reporting.
5 November 2024, 09:44 AM

COP29 and the stakes for Bangladesh

The distribution of benefits is unequal between buyers and sellers.
2 November 2024, 07:00 AM

Take steps to ensure our food security

Extreme weather events are affecting food supplies
17 October 2024, 08:23 AM

Can climate education tackle the climate crisis?

A significant gap exists between students' desire to take action and their understanding of climate science.
17 October 2024, 00:00 AM

Extreme weather events threatening food security

Since May last year, Bangladesh faced more than a dozen extreme weather events -- four cyclones, nine incidents of floods, and multiple spells of heavy rains, heatwaves, and cold waves -- and now they threaten food security..These events not only harmed individual farmers and food security
16 October 2024, 01:01 AM

2024 Bangladesh Climate Action Forum: Building a climate-resilient future

The Bangladesh Climate Action Forum 2024 which recently concluded in Dhaka was a huge success and surpassed all expectations.
15 October 2024, 08:00 AM

Education is the missing catalyst in climate action

Bangladesh’s portrayal as a victim of climate change overlooks its potential to lead in education for sustainable development.
11 October 2024, 11:49 AM

Adaptation strategies for climate change impacts in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been proactive in its efforts to combat the impacts of climate change.
8 October 2024, 09:30 AM

UN warns world's water cycle becoming more unpredictable

"Water is the canary in the coalmine of climate change," WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said in a statement accompanying the State of Global Water Resources Report.
7 October 2024, 08:50 AM

Climate change intensifying Sicily, Sardinia droughts: study

Rivers have dried up, crops have withered and drinking water has been rationed in a part of Italy where agriculture and tourism are crucial, prompting both Sicily and Sardinia to declare a state of emergency.
4 September 2024, 04:32 AM

We must reduce our vulnerability to flood

Signs of resilience as severe flooding tests the nation
23 August 2024, 16:50 PM

We must stand together to help flood-affected people

Government should intensity efforts to support those most at risk
22 August 2024, 15:00 PM

Continuing flood exposes the fault lines in our response

Authorities must prepare better, and more wisely
9 July 2024, 15:00 PM

Kurigram flood victims need urgent support

Govt must ensure adequate food and shelter for them
4 July 2024, 19:55 PM

Heroes and villains of the climate crisis

The “climatic” factor brings us back to the question of climate justice.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Living in a furnace: Is there any way to beat the heat?

Dhaka stares down a fiery future, one choked by relentless heat. But there is hope.
17 June 2024, 10:19 AM

To cut CO2 emissions, let’s tackle over-production

We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.
10 June 2024, 14:00 PM