fight against climate change
Saber places water at heart of the fight against climate change
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury issued a stark warning today, saying that climate change is an existential threat to Bangladesh
What Bangladesh and UK can achieve through COP28
The need for urgent action has never been clearer.
How are our farmers adapting to climate change?
Climate-resilient farming techniques help farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change and also enhance their productivity in a sustainable manner.
We are not on track for 2030 climate targets
We are at the halfway point of this time frame; if we review the current situation, the progress is not good.
Avoiding the supposedly unavoidable
The resilience of Bangladeshis is again being tested. Over 685,000 families across 16 districts have been affected by the recent flooding.
POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE / Climate finance in Bangladesh
Over the last decade in Bangladesh, we have spent almost a billion US dollars on several hundred projects and activities to tackle climate change.
OF CLIMATE CHANGE / Bangladesh moves up the climate change knowledge ladder
The climate change research community in Bangladesh, which consists of several dozen organisations, including public and private universities...
CLIMATE CHANGE / Big lessons from a small country
The mountain kingdom of Bhutan may not seem an obvious place to look for lessons on addressing climate change. But on a recent visit there...
Mushrooms fight climate change
The Paris Summit on climate change has ended with rich nations and developing countries clashing over who will pay for what.
Philippines battered as Typhoon Koppu makes landfall
Homes have been flattened, power lines toppled, and thousands of people have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept into the northern Philippines.
Who will suffer most from climate change?
A few years ago, Melinda and I visited with a group of rice farmers in Bihar, India, one of the most flood-prone regions of the country.
Climate Agreement in December: A Miracle in Paris?
Financing of the efforts to mitigate the climate-change effects and provide resources to the affected countries is an important element of the next international agreement. Progress on commitment of resources to fund climate projects has been, as expected, sluggish.
Agenda for adaptation solutions
The Government of France is going to host the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris from November 30 to December 11, where it is expected that a new climate change agreement will be signed.
SILOS OR PUZZLE?
Over the last decade, Bangladesh has spent over half-a-billion US dollars on hundreds of projects to tackle climate change.
Looming conflicts over water
The inability to access water due to deniability by another nation could potentially lead to conflict. Regional cooperation can lead to better planning and coming to terms on a pricing mechanism on water must become a priority issue for policymakers of countries in our region.
Thunder Clouds in the Horizon?
The global climate change is expected to have possible devastating effects on lives, livelihood and economy in most countries.
Contribution of forests to end hunger
A new United Nations-backed report on the link between forests and food production and nutrition says that woodlands could be the key to ending hunger and will be intimately linked to the global fight against climate change.
