Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate change forcing thousands into urban slums

Experts call for urgent action

1d ago

UN says 70% chance that 2025-2029 average warming will top 1.5C

The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels of warming after the two hottest years ever recorded in 2023 and 2024

1d ago

Bangladesh can earn $1b a year from carbon market: analysts

The information was revealed at a discussion on carbon financing organised by LightCastle Partners

3d ago

Early erosion by Teesta, Dharla threatens thousands in Rangpur region

Erosion by Teesta started early, devouring the croplands and houses at 130 points in five districts of Rangpur region

1w ago

No new industries within 10km of Sundarbans ECA

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has prohibited any new industrial activities or projects within 10 kilometres of the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) around the Sundarbans.

2w ago

Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April

The extraordinary heat spell was expected to subside as warmer El Nino conditions faded last year

3w ago

Adaptation Fund Board approves $10m project to enhance climate resilience in CHT

The Adaptation Fund Board has approved the Green, Resilient, and Adaptive CHT Economy (GRACE) project, a significant step forward in climate adaptation in Bangladesh

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'Imagine a third of Bangladesh underwater,' warns Rizwana

Environment adviser delivers lecture on impacts of climate change

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Climate Change: Provide funds for adaptation mechanism

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen called upon different developed and developing countries as well as international financial institutions to fund the South Asia Regional office of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka for promoting adaptation mechanisms.

3y ago

Aftermath of Cyclone Yaas: 20 thousand people in 14 villages still waterlogged

Last time they left home was after Cyclone Amphan struck the coastal districts on May 20 last year.

3y ago

Gas infrastructure across Europe leaking planet-warming methane

The potent greenhouse gas methane is spewing out of natural gas infrastructure across the European Union because of leaks and venting, video footage made available to Reuters shows.

3y ago

Britain risks missing climate targets due to lack of policies – advisers

Britain's lack of policies to meet net zero emissions by 2050 is jeopardising its chance of meeting the target, the country's climate advisers said in a progress report on Thursday.

3y ago

USAID launches $17m clean energy project in Bangladesh

USAID has launched a $17 million clean energy project called Bangladesh Advancing Development Growth through Energy (BADGE), aimed at expanding Bangladesh’s access to affordable clean energy and support clean energy entrepreneurship.

3y ago

Bangladesh to host V20 Climate Vulnerables Finance Summit in July

The government of Bangladesh has announced it will host the first ever virtual V20 Climate Vulnerables Finance Summit on July 8.

3y ago

Environmentalist Attenborough tells G7: We need the will to tackle climate change

British environmentalist David Attenborough told Group of Seven leaders on Sunday that tackling climate change was now as much a political challenge as it was a scientific one.

3y ago

‘Developed countries can’t fight climate change without taking vulnerable nations on board’

Developed countries will not be protected from the effects of climate change unless they take vulnerable countries on board, experts said yesterday ahead of the G7 summit.

3y ago

Carbon dioxide in the air at highest level in 4 million years

Despite a massive reduction in commuting and in many commercial activities during the early months of the pandemic, the amount of carbon in Earth's atmosphere in May reached its highest level in modern history, a global indicator released on Monday (June 7) showed.

3y ago

See climate change as a crisis similar to Covid-19: Greta Thunberg

After a turbulent year, it looks like the world is at last coming to grips with the pandemic. In countries where it once looked as if the disease was raging out of control, infection rates are down, vaccinations are up and lockdowns are loosening.

3y ago