Climate Crisis in Bangladesh
Could debt cancellation finance Bangladesh’s climate actions?
Reducing dependency on international climate financing requires innovation in financial instruments and mechanisms.
19 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Tagore, the climate crisis, and compassionate development
Rabindranath Tagore saw World War I as the West literally turning its guns on itself, using its very worst traits to cannibalise itself
24 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Climate Change Adaptation Funds: Only 6pc goes to locally-led initiatives
Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and requires huge funds to adapt.
24 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Dhaka in list of 20 most unsustainable megacities
Dhaka is one of the 20 most unsustainable megacities in the world, as per a new climate report.
19 October 2022, 06:15 AM
"Rich nations can talk on climate but they don't act"
A country of fertile, densely populated deltas, low-lying Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable nations in the world to climate change.
24 September 2022, 06:52 AM
Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh
People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
9 September 2022, 18:24 PM
Time for Bangladesh to scale up investment in climate diplomacy
In this era of loss and damage caused by human-induced climate change, Bangladesh needs to invest in different aspects of the issue at the global level for significant enhancement of its climate diplomacy skills.
30 August 2022, 14:00 PM
La Nina behind floods in Bangladesh
La Nina is moderately active in the Pacific Ocean this year. This would cause more rains across the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins ultimately leading to more floods, said Dr Rashed Chowdhury in an interview with The Daily Star.
21 June 2022, 03:30 AM
World must not forget looming climate crisis amid geopolitical tension: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 25, 2022) said that the world must not divert its attention from the looming climate crisis due to the ongoing geopolitical tension.
25 May 2022, 14:34 PM