COP28: The most promising disappointment yet
COP28 failed to bring about the desired outcomes, including a strong commitment to phase out fossil fuels.
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.
Disaster risk finance is the way to go
The concept is expected to reduce losses and damages associated with the sudden onset of climate disasters.
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.
Stop abusing and start utilising the environment
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to all kinds of climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, storm surges, sea-level rise, landslides, heat, and cold stresses.
Don't turn receivers of aid into photo props
Many have fallen prey to the unforgiving lens of the camera, and it is quite often that the lines between relief and respect becomes blurred.
The budget must provide for disaster management and recovery
Even after a lifetime of struggling to turn their lives around, a large number of vulnerable Bangladeshis face continuous climate-induced disasters, and each one brings them back to square one.
Time to change the story of coastal women’s struggles
Maksura lived in Shyamnagar, in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. She graduated against all odds and dreamed of a future where she could work and apply her knowledge in real life.
January 3, 2024
COP28: The most promising disappointment yet
COP28 failed to bring about the desired outcomes, including a strong commitment to phase out fossil fuels.
December 3, 2023
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.
August 4, 2023
Disaster risk finance is the way to go
The concept is expected to reduce losses and damages associated with the sudden onset of climate disasters.
April 13, 2023
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.
August 22, 2022
Stop abusing and start utilising the environment
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to all kinds of climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, storm surges, sea-level rise, landslides, heat, and cold stresses.
July 7, 2022
Don't turn receivers of aid into photo props
Many have fallen prey to the unforgiving lens of the camera, and it is quite often that the lines between relief and respect becomes blurred.
June 28, 2022
The budget must provide for disaster management and recovery
Even after a lifetime of struggling to turn their lives around, a large number of vulnerable Bangladeshis face continuous climate-induced disasters, and each one brings them back to square one.
March 10, 2022
Time to change the story of coastal women’s struggles
Maksura lived in Shyamnagar, in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. She graduated against all odds and dreamed of a future where she could work and apply her knowledge in real life.
November 11, 2021
Locally-led adaptation is a key strategy in dealing with the climate crisis
This world is home to some 7.6 billion people, and not every person lives as well as the next.
October 31, 2021
Why I am going to COP26
On the edge of the largest mangrove forest in the world, home of the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, I met Krishna Rani.
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