climate crisis

The Earth as a bank and its ‘defaulters’

The planet, these ecosystems, they try to work with us.
22 April 2025, 03:00 AM

How the weight of systemic issues weigh women down

The gender wage gap persists across industries.
20 April 2025, 10:00 AM

Our coastal communities need a climate justice plan

Bangladesh faces climate crisis: rising seas threaten 20M by 2050. Least responsible, most affected.
29 March 2025, 06:00 AM

Energy transition can address global energy inequality

2024 is the warmest year on record, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C threshold.
23 November 2024, 07:00 AM

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

The other greenhouse gases warming the planet

Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.
4 November 2024, 03:58 AM

Flood in Sylhet is the price we’re paying for ignoring nature

This means we need to find a balance between development and environmental conservation, and the time to act is now.
22 June 2024, 02:00 AM

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

Tk 100cr allocation proposed for tackling climate crisis

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed to set aside a special allocation of Tk 100 crore for climate change and environmental protection in the national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25
6 June 2024, 14:04 PM

A disappearing forest

At a time when efforts to combat climate change repercussions have intensified through forest conservation and extensive tree plantations, thousands of trees, across different species, are succumbing to adverse effects of climate change in the reserve forest area of Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali district.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Why planting as many trees as possible may not be the solution to the climate crisis

The heatwave currently searing Bangladesh has led to renewed focus on reforestation efforts. On social media, calls to take up tree-planting drives, and even take on the challenge of creating a world record for planting trees are being peddled
23 April 2024, 08:22 AM

COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more

COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.
28 February 2024, 04:00 AM

Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why

Central banks are public institutions, charged with maintaining economic stability through controlling the supply of money in an economy.
11 January 2024, 11:30 AM

What causes poverty to rise with ‘prosperity’?

A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
4 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Monitor groundwater to manage it better

Climate impact on groundwater and solutions
3 January 2024, 03:00 AM

What Bangladesh can do before COP29

Bangladesh can bank on the decision of renewable and energy efficiency.
29 December 2023, 01:00 AM

COP28’s hollow victory

It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
17 December 2023, 14:00 PM

Without proper follow-up, what is the point of COP28?

We don’t have the time anymore, and we, as the climate action community, are tired of saying this ad nauseam.
3 December 2023, 04:00 AM

COP28 is an opportunity, if we all play our part

Regardless of which country you look at in the world, one crisis is evident everywhere: the climate crisis.
30 November 2023, 14:00 PM

A plea for common humanity

Attitudes that insist on finding differences rather than commonalities are troubling.
14 November 2023, 02:00 AM