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Save world’s glaciers to save planet: UN

Saving the world’s shrinking glaciers is a ‘survival strategy’ for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after president Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord...

Climate dissonance and real solutions

FOR the last several weeks I keep hearing people commenting, ‘We’re not getting any winter this year.’ Yet when I go out in the mornings — when it’s as cold as it gets, which isn’t very cold — there are people in sweaters, jackets, mufflers, hats and gloves. Yes, it’s a smart adaptation technique, as unless people are used to extreme heat they are going to...

ACCESS4ALL working to advance climate change education

Adapting Climate Change Education Skills and Sustainability for Advancing Locally-Led Solutions, also called ACCESS4ALL, has recently hosted a progress sharing and platform introduction event at Six Seasons Hotel, Gulshan-2 in the capital Dhaka, according to a press release...

Bangladesh faces challenges in adopting sustainable food system: NPO DG

National Productivity Organisation director general Md Nuruzzaman on Monday said that while Bangladesh has made strides in adopting sustainable food systems, challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity remain critical obstacles...

No more ‘Tom-Jerry’ games over hill cutting: Rizwana

Environment, forest, and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has issued a strong warning against the ongoing illegal hill cutting in Chattogram...

US withdraws from global climate change initiative

The Fed entered the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, or NGFS, in December 2020, praising it at the time as a place to exchange ideas about the development of environment and climate risk management policies for the financial sector...

JICA, GoB ink deals to boost coastal resilience

The Japan International Cooperation Agency signed a record of discussion with the Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and Bangladesh Forest Department of the government of Bangladesh for the ‘Project for Enhancing Coastal Resilience through Technology-based Forest Management’....

2024 hottest recorded year, crosses global warming limit

The past two years saw average global temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time as the UN demanded ‘trail-blazing’ climate action...

Climate refugees protest at Cox’s Bazar airport expansion plan

Climate refugees residing in Cox’s Bazar staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding cancellation of the eviction plan linked to the airport expansion project...

New law likely to protect trees: Rizwana

Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said that a new law was being formulated to protect trees, which would include special provisions against using nails for advertisements...

Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN

Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the ‘road to ruin’.

16 acres of grabbed forest recovered in 4 months : Rizwana

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has recovered 16 acres of illegally occupied forest land in Gazipur since August 5 out of a total of 90 acres...

Climate change: Bangladesh moves to get health nat’l adaptation plan

Bangladesh is set to get its first health national adaptation plan considering climate change, with the final validation on the draft of the national document held on Monday.

ICJ advisory opinion on climate change: Bangladesh’s participation

THE projected devastating effects of climate change in the coming years have sparked mixed reactions in the international legal arena. While states that are highly vulnerable to climate impacts...

Pathways to green energy

BANGLADESH stands at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. As one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, it faces rising sea levels, increasing...

Food Systems Transformation: Inclusive and climate-responsive solutions stressed

Speakers, including academics, at a national dialogue on Thursday emphasised the need to integrate innovative, inclusive, and climate-responsive solutions into the national agenda, collaboratively shaping the National Food Systems Pathways towards more sustainable, resilient, healthy, and equitable food systems...

Building climate-resilient cities

AS BANGLADESH accelerates towards middle-income status, its urban landscape is transforming. Towering buildings in Dhaka and industrial zones flourishing in Chattogram, Khulna and beyond reflect this growth. But beneath this urban expansion lies a growing vulnerability to climate change. While Bangladesh has earned global recognition for climate...

Building climate negotiation skills stressed to access fund

Green activists at a seminar on Wednesday stressed building climate negotiation skills to get money from the global fund...

‘Huge disappointment’ at ICJ climate hearings: global south representative

As marathon climate change hearings wrapped up Friday at the world’s top court, a representative for vulnerable nations voiced ‘huge disappointment’ at the attitude of top polluters and urged judges to...

Climate change poses major threat to Bangladesh’s apparel earnings

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Vietnam — four major apparel producers — could face a 22 per cent decline in nominal earnings by 2030 and 68 per cent by 2050 if the countries fail to invest in climate adaptation, according to a new study revealed on Monday...

Justice for climate change victims demanded

Green activists and advisers to the interim government on Saturday at a conference demanded justice for climate change victims as it already had impacted life and livelihood of people.

Natural disasters cause $310b in economic losses in 2024: Swiss Re

Natural disasters have caused an estimated $310 billion in economic losses around the world this year, swelling six per cent from 2023 as the climate crisis takes its toll, reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Thursday...

Sustainability education and practice at schools

BANGLADESH is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world, despite its minimal contribution to the global greenhouse gas emissions. Bangladesh historically has faced several climate disasters, where the 1988 flood and the 2007 cyclone Sidr are some notable events. According to the latest ‘Global Climate Risk Index 2021’ by...

Qatar to invest 1b pounds in climate tech with UK

The British government said Wednesday that it has agreed to a partnership with Qatar that will see the Gulf state invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technologies...

HC questions energy master plan’s alignment with climate goals

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) should not be reviewed to align with Bangladesh’s climate goals...

Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban

An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...

Education for climate action

Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.

No discussion to ban ISKCON: Rizwana

Environment, forests, climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said that no discussion was held to ban International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Bangladesh...

Rich countries blamed for ‘imperfect’ deal

The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was ‘imperfect’, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting...