Climate Change
Climate change to wreck global income by 2050: study
Researchers in Germany estimate that climate change will shrink global GDP at least 20% by 2050. Scientists said that figure would worsen if countries fail to meet emissions-cutting targets
Global forest loss remains high despite gains: report
More than half the habitable land on earth was once covered in lush forest. Humans have been chopping away at it for 10,000 years, but deforestation has accelerated dramatically in the past century
CARE launches NABAPALLAB project
CARE Bangladesh today launched the “Nature-Based Adaptation towards Prosperous and Adept Lives and Livelihoods in Bangladesh (NABAPALLAB)” project at InterContinental Dhaka
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bangladesh needs immediate climate funding to navigate future challenges, writes PM
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 damage fund: Just $700m pledged by wealthy nations
Industrialised nations, who have historically been and continue to be the main drivers of anthropological climate change, pledged a mere $700 million to the Loss and Damage fund, less than 0.2 percent of the annual losses developing countries suffer due to global warming
ADB lends $400m to support climate priorities in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $400 million policy-based loan to support the Bangladesh government's implementation of its National Adaptation Plan 2023–2050 and the Nationally Determined Contributions 2021 Update to the Paris Agreement to achieve climate-focused, inclusive development
World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study
The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution
PM receives Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award
Earlier, Hasan Mahmud received the award on behalf of Hasina on the sidelines of the COP28 in Dubai on December 1
PM conferred Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award
Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award has been conferred to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, acknowledging her leadership in championing climate actions
PM for putting climate change victims in charge of fighting impact
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has coauthored an article on climate change with the Global Center on Adaptation CEO Patrick Verkooijen in the famous American weekly news magazine, Newsweek
