The climate clock is ticking faster than ever for countries like Bangladesh.
Being a low-lying delta, we are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, which is causing coastal erosion, displacement of communities, and saltwater intrusion into agricultural lands.
The distribution of benefits is unequal between buyers and sellers.
Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
There's a prevailing tendency to attribute common issues to climate-induced factors, without reliable data to back up the claims.
Sea level rise may displace almost nine lakh people from southern Bangladesh by 2050, because their homes and livelihood will be jeopardised.
A thorough and strategic approach is required to defend against the recurrent floods and climatic disasters Bangladesh faces.
We cannot continue to allow wealthy countries to externalise the damage of their pollution spree.
This new initiative aims to support both governments and civil societies in the vulnerable countries to enhance their knowledge of and responses to the adverse impacts of human-induced climate change.
The estimates of the total losses and damages run into many trillions of US dollars.
There has been a wave of climate change policies in recent years, but unfortunately, implementation efforts have remained fragmented.
Poverty rates in recent years have demonstrated an impressive steady improvement in Bangladesh.
On November 2, the government made the long-awaited National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (2023-2050) public.
The young population in the coastal villages want to develop their skills and knowledge and advance their career.
There is a great need for an annual “Accountability COP” to hold those who have pledged to act against climate change to account.
People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
It is estimated that Bangladesh may see 13 million internal climate migrants by 2050.
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to all kinds of climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, storm surges, sea-level rise, landslides, heat, and cold stresses.
Let me give a glimpse into the ups and downs in the US’ involvement in sometimes being a leader and sometimes a laggard when it comes to climate solutions, and where it stands today.
