Climate Change

Climate Change

All parties must come forward to combat climate change: Saber Hossain

As climate change is a global challenge, all parties must come forward to combat it, Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said today

2w ago

Land ministry working in line with govt’s environment, climate policy: minister

Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda today said his ministry is working in line with the government's environment and climate policy

3w ago

Hasan for new definition of 'refugee' including 'climate migrants'

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has highlighted the adverse effects of global warming that among other factors are negatively contributing towards the rise of climate migrants and refugees

3w ago

US committed to supporting Bangladesh in combating trafficking: embassy

A project titled "Bangladesh Programme to End Modern Slavery (B-PEMS) AugroJatra Climate Change" was launched today

4w ago

Saber for urgent action to limit global warming to 1.5°C

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said the window to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C is still open

One in 5 migratory species at risk of extinction

Says landmark UN report, blames climate change, human encroachment

Rising Sea Levels: 9 lakh in south may be displaced by 2050

Sea level rise may displace almost nine lakh people from southern Bangladesh by 2050, because their homes and livelihood will be jeopardised.

Bangladesh, US to work together for combating climate change

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said Bangladesh and the United States (US) will work together to protect the environment and fight climate change

What is climate misinformation, and why does it matter?

Misinformation is when people share false information or selectively present data about fossil fuel emissions or climate change that doesn't give the full picture, potentially influencing how others think about the issue

Shrinking rivers shrink livelihoods

Amid the dry winter, around 26 rivers in the districts, including Brahmaputra, Teesta, and Dharla, have dried up and lost navigability, with shoals appearing across them

France to sign agreement with Bangladesh to finance climate-change adaptation in 2024: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will sign an agreement with Bangladesh to finance climate-change adaptation and loss and damage in the first half of 2024

Greenhouse gas emission from farm sector likely to rise

Former BIDS research director M Asaduzzaman says in a paper

COP28 climate talks into extra time with no deal in sight

The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP28, was slated to end on Tuesday even as hopes to finish the summit on time faded with negotiations dragged into the early morning hours

Bangladesh caught up in extreme weather events

Sudden temperature drops in winter, sweltering and frequent heatwaves in summer, poor rainfall during monsoon, and four cyclones marked this year, and the experts blame it on climate change.

Bangladesh needs urgent climate funds

As the climate crisis mirrors the unpredictable and fast-flowing waters of the Padma River, the response to the emergency remains sluggish, particularly in the realms of mitigation, finance, and adaptation.

‘Climate justice is all about wealthier nations’

Wealthier nations must deliver the climate finances to developing countries as promised without any excuses, said Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s special envoy for climate change in the Prime Minister’s Office, on the sidelines of COP28 climate summit in Dubai Sunday.

Climate talks in last push over the fate of fossil fuels

UN leaders today urged an end to obstruction hours before a deadline for a deal at a climate summit in Dubai, as oil producers resisted historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels

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