Climate Crisis in Bangladesh

Could debt cancellation finance Bangladesh’s climate actions?

Reducing dependency on international climate financing requires innovation in financial instruments and mechanisms.

Tagore, the climate crisis, and compassionate development

Rabindranath Tagore saw World War I as the West literally turning its guns on itself, using its very worst traits to cannibalise itself

Climate Change Adaptation Funds: Only 6pc goes to locally-led initiatives

Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and requires  huge funds to adapt.

Dhaka in list of 20 most unsustainable megacities

Dhaka is one of the 20 most unsustainable megacities in the world, as per a new climate report.

"Rich nations can talk on climate but they don't act"

A country of fertile, densely populated deltas, low-lying Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable nations in the world to climate change.

Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh

People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support

Time for Bangladesh to scale up investment in climate diplomacy

In this era of loss and damage caused by human-induced climate change, Bangladesh needs to invest in different aspects of the issue at the global level for significant enhancement of its climate diplomacy skills.

La Nina behind floods in Bangladesh

La Nina is moderately active in the Pacific Ocean this year. This would cause more rains across the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins ultimately leading to more floods, said Dr Rashed Chowdhury in an interview with The Daily Star.

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.

October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023

Could debt cancellation finance Bangladesh’s climate actions?

Reducing dependency on international climate financing requires innovation in financial instruments and mechanisms.

December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022

Tagore, the climate crisis, and compassionate development

Rabindranath Tagore saw World War I as the West literally turning its guns on itself, using its very worst traits to cannibalise itself

December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022

Climate Change Adaptation Funds: Only 6pc goes to locally-led initiatives

Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and requires  huge funds to adapt.

October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022

Dhaka in list of 20 most unsustainable megacities

Dhaka is one of the 20 most unsustainable megacities in the world, as per a new climate report.

September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022

"Rich nations can talk on climate but they don't act"

A country of fertile, densely populated deltas, low-lying Bangladesh is among the most vulnerable nations in the world to climate change.

September 10, 2022
September 10, 2022

Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh

People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support

August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022

Time for Bangladesh to scale up investment in climate diplomacy

In this era of loss and damage caused by human-induced climate change, Bangladesh needs to invest in different aspects of the issue at the global level for significant enhancement of its climate diplomacy skills.

June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022

La Nina behind floods in Bangladesh

La Nina is moderately active in the Pacific Ocean this year. This would cause more rains across the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins ultimately leading to more floods, said Dr Rashed Chowdhury in an interview with The Daily Star.

May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022

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.

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