climate change

ADB approves $71m loan to improve flood control in Gopalganj, Madaripur

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $71 million loan to improve flood control, irrigation, and water resources management in rural communities in Gopalganj and Madaripur districts to strengthen their preparedness and resilience to the effects of climate change

Apparel sector must adapt to climate crisis

Climate-adaptive measures are vital for the sector’s future

Opinion / Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.

If a dam must be built, it must be built right

Bagerhat dredging/dam project shows why strategic foresight is key

So much investment in arms, so little in saving the planet

The world should pay heed to PM's appeal for climate action

Stop arms race, focus on climate financing, PM urges int’l community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged world leaders yesterday to end the arms race and instead use the money to combat climate change.

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.

A river indistinguishable from a canal is no river

Plight of the Karatoya highlights the pitiful state of our rivers

How climate agreements and trade measures go together

Rather than focusing on international conferences like COP, we should direct our energies towards negotiating agreements that can achieve progress in narrow, but crucial, economic sectors.

March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024

ADB approves $71m loan to improve flood control in Gopalganj, Madaripur

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $71 million loan to improve flood control, irrigation, and water resources management in rural communities in Gopalganj and Madaripur districts to strengthen their preparedness and resilience to the effects of climate change

March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024

Apparel sector must adapt to climate crisis

Climate-adaptive measures are vital for the sector’s future

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.

February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024

If a dam must be built, it must be built right

Bagerhat dredging/dam project shows why strategic foresight is key

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

So much investment in arms, so little in saving the planet

The world should pay heed to PM's appeal for climate action

February 17, 2024
February 17, 2024

Stop arms race, focus on climate financing, PM urges int’l community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged world leaders yesterday to end the arms race and instead use the money to combat climate change.

February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024

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.

February 7, 2024
February 7, 2024

A river indistinguishable from a canal is no river

Plight of the Karatoya highlights the pitiful state of our rivers

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

How climate agreements and trade measures go together

Rather than focusing on international conferences like COP, we should direct our energies towards negotiating agreements that can achieve progress in narrow, but crucial, economic sectors.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

Coping with climate anxiety: The struggles of Bangladeshi youth

Experts predict that we will face more unpredictable weather events in the coming year due to climate change.

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