climate crisis

Good governance is a bad idea

The good governance agenda has lost its label, but it lives on, and it has become an existential threat.
12 August 2023, 06:00 AM

Winning the fight for women’s land rights

While the world enjoys the fruits of their labour, they often have no say or control over the land they work.
9 July 2023, 05:00 AM

More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?

We need to rapidly find ways to deal with heat stress.
18 April 2023, 14:00 PM

Besides forex reserves, nature needs replenishing too

Nature wants to be treated right and climate change impacts will become even harsher if positive changes are not incorporated in the current practices.
13 April 2023, 14:00 PM

How can we stop the super-rich from polluting planet?

The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
3 January 2023, 06:09 AM

A youth climate activist's reflections on COP27

COP27 marked significant progress by officially recognising, for the first time, that young people can be effective agents of change.
27 December 2022, 15:00 PM

Meat-eaters behind much of global greenhouse emission

Global meat consumption has increased significantly in recent decades, with per capita consumption almost doubling since the early 1960s, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Whereas an average of 23.1 kilograms (50.8 pounds) of meat per person were consumed annually in the '60s, the figure had risen to 43.2 kilograms in 2019. Studies show that wealthier countries tend to consume more meat. Projections show that global per capita meat consumption will climb to 69.5 kilograms in 2022 — but the figure will be 27.6 kilograms in the developing world.
31 October 2022, 06:31 AM

The wealthy should take accountability for their climate crimes

Most of the world’s wealthiest are to blame for the rising use of private jets.
13 October 2022, 03:01 AM

Burn less fuel, build better cities

Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
21 September 2022, 18:30 PM

The bill for climate change impacts should be shared

Climate change is a problem which was (largely) made in the West, but we are feeling its impacts in countries like ours more than ever.
11 September 2022, 14:30 PM

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

Sizzling for three straight months

The average maximum temperature in Bangladesh for the month of August was a three-decade high.
2 September 2022, 02:30 AM

Coordinated action needed to combat climate crisis

The world is already feeling the impacts of human-induced climate change.
19 July 2022, 14:00 PM

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

Climate finance in Bangladesh

Over the last decade in Bangladesh, we have spent almost a billion US dollars on several hundred projects and activities to tackle climate change.
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM

AGREEING TO SAVE THE PLANET

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, held in Paris from 30 November to 12 December 2015, was the biggest event of its kind.
8 January 2016, 18:00 PM

The Climate Vulnerable Forum Has Come of Age

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) just held its high officials' meeting in Manila under the chairmanship of the government of the Philippines...
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM

UN: Climate plans must go further to prevent dangerous warming

The UN says the current climate plans from 146 countries represent a significant advance-- but will not enough to prevent dangerous warming.
30 October 2015, 11:51 AM

Climate Agreement in December: A Miracle in Paris?

Financing of the efforts to mitigate the climate-change effects and provide resources to the affected countries is an important element of the next international agreement. Progress on commitment of resources to fund climate projects has been, as expected, sluggish.
31 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Agenda for adaptation solutions

The Government of France is going to host the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris from November 30 to December 11, where it is expected that a new climate change agreement will be signed.
21 July 2015, 18:00 PM