The COP30 presidency wishes to achieve some tangible outcomes.
Climate change is a man-made problem, but campaigners and irresponsible politicians have blown this out of proportion.
The buildup of carbon dioxide and other GHGs in the atmosphere has elevated global temperatures to perilously high levels.
In Bangladesh’s saline delta, climate-vulnerable women like Jamuna and Pushpa lead adaptation with innovative farming and resilience. Despite gender inequality and health risks, they drive sustainable solutions for survival, food security, and environmental justice.
Says ICIMOD DDG Izabella Koziell marking World Environment Day
Can we industrialize without destroying ourselves? Or will the future generation look back at our actions and ask, “Our ancestors built the economy but destroyed the land that fed it?”
Tariffs will serious impact on climate change, an unfolding crisis of our time.
Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.
Banks could face financial risks unless immediate climate action is taken, said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its first climate stress testing report published yesterday.
Take urgent stock of the impact of El Nino on our agriculture
The summer of 2023 has tested the patience and tolerance of Bangladeshis, both in urban and rural areas. This year has seen an unprecedented rise in temperature, breaking many previous records.
Across the world, in the Pacific Ocean, we are seeing the beginning of a new El Nino year, which means that we have to expect significantly higher temperatures globally – not just for one year, but for several years to come.
Last week, the world witnessed the hottest day in modern history, with the global temperature average rising to a record 17.23 degrees Celsius.
A Swiss Embassy project – Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Program – ranks Bangladesh as the seventh most vulnerable country in the world to the effects of climate change and fifth in the world in terms of losses incurred due to climate change.
Prof Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury is one of two Bangladeshis who were recently named among the top 100 Asian scientists. In an interview with Abida Rahman Chowdhury of The Daily Star, she talks about her current projects, the scope of Bangladesh's policies and why they do not work, and how to encourage more women to take up STEM.
Swiss embassy's Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Programme finds
Agribusiness in Bangladesh, including food processing and associated machinery production, has the highest potential among eight emerging sectors, with domestic market sales estimated to reach $8 billion by 2025, according to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
Did we really “rise to the climate challenge?”
The alliance will play a pivotal role in initiating policy dialogues focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, developing climate-responsive power policies, establishing power purchase agreements and identifying climate-smart investment opportunities
