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