Climate Change
You are the cause of climate change, we are the result: Yunus to developed countries
The Paris Agreement, the global accord for limiting the effects of climate change, won't work as long as the world sticks with the current economic system, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said yesterday
World's first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway
The aim is to prevent the emissions from being released into the atmosphere, and thereby help halt climate change.
Khulna sees drop in average rainfall over four decades
Study says it could have critical implications for water resources, agricultural practices
Net zero goal critical to Earth's stability: study
If left unchecked, global warming could set in motion dangerous and irreversible changes to planetary systems such as the disappearance of ice sheets or a collapse of ocean currents.
No denying we’re victims of climate change, but we’re leaders of solutions, responses
The world is still not taking climate change seriously enough, even though the annual United Nations Conferences of Parties (COPs) try to focus minds on the urgency of the task
500-metre green belt to be built in coastal areas: Saber
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said 17 percent of Bangladesh will be submerged in water due to the rise in sea level
Climate Change: Bangladesh may lose a third of agri output by 2050
Climate variability could result in the loss of one-third of Bangladesh’s agricultural GDP by 2050, said a recent World Bank report.
Financial pledge needed to tackle climate change
Tackling the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh requires substantial financial commitment, but the upcoming fiscal year's budget allocation falls short, experts said at a programme today
Amazon continues to burn as global leaders meet
The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world leaders meet in New York, the planet's largest rainforest remains engulfed in flames.
Herculean task ahead to shield New York from rising waters
New York is bracing for the rising sea levels that climate change will bring, and preparations have already begun -- but the long-term costs of adapting to a warmer, wetter world are expected to be astronomical.
UN urged by own staff to look at its climate footprint
Close to 2,000 United Nations employees have called for the global body to reduce its carbon footprint, including through curbs on their own diplomatic perks like business-class flights and travel handouts, a letter obtained by Reuters shows.
One-third Bangladeshis at risk of displacement: IMF
Bangladesh is considered especially vulnerable to climate change, with one-third of the population at risk of displacement because of rising sea levels, International Monetary Fund says.
Bangladesh rural poor bear financial burden of climate change: Study
Poor, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the impacts of climate change, diverting what little money they have away from basic needs, a study says.
Climate change, food security and our vulnerability
A UN report (2018) has suggested that hunger is rising globally with unruly climate: over 821 million people in the world were undernourished in 2017. In Bangladesh, the government with many development partners, NGOs and the communities are making
Healthy ozone layer, climate essential to meeting all SDGs: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a healthy ozone layer and climate are essential to meeting all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Climate crisis could see collapse of some economies: UN
United Nation's trade chief says climate change poses an "existential threat to commodity-dependent developing countries" and highlighted the need to diversify economies and exports.
Recommendations for the Green Climate Fund
Last week the Green Climate Fund (GCF) held a weeklong Global Programming Conference at its headquarters in Songdo, Korea, with over five hundred participants from all over the world. The GCF has recently appointed a new Executive Director, Yannick Glemarec, and is also developing its new strategy and seeking replenishment after the first tranche of USD 10 billion runs out in a year.
As the world warms up, dengue could spread
Scientists expect warming temperatures will lead to worse dengue outbreaks in places the disease already lurks, and outbreaks in brand new places.