UNDP Bangladesh, H&M join hands to tackle climate change

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
14 June 2023, 14:36 PM

Greta Thunberg graduates high school with last school strike

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg participated in her last School Strike for Climate to mark her graduation from high school on Friday
10 June 2023, 06:43 AM

World soon likely to see 1.5C of warming: WMO

The WMO also found a 98 percent chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, surpassing 2016
17 May 2023, 11:55 AM

Climate Change: Workers in South Asia at risk in extreme heat

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming disabled from labouring in extreme heat
10 May 2023, 10:38 AM

As climate change origins are global, solutions must be too: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said global efforts needed to be streamlined through responsive policy, planning and governance, to make the actions regarding climate change successful.
4 April 2023, 07:51 AM

Antarctic ice melt could disrupt the world’s oceans: Study

A major ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, risking significant changes to the world's weather, sea levels and the health of marine ecosystems, scientists say, offering a stark warning about the growing impacts of climate change
30 March 2023, 07:21 AM

Coastal women more vulnerable to climate change: study

A study has found that 95.5% of women in coastal areas require extra time to collect drinking water compared to the high Barind and northern river basin areas due to climate change..The study, titled “Causes of vulnerability and social conflict dynamics in the context of climate change: Lo
12 March 2023, 15:51 PM

Take action against illegal brick kilns, forest grabbing

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today sought cooperation from deputy commissioners in protecting the country's environment and forests.
25 January 2023, 13:26 PM

Greenland at its warmest in 1,000 years: study

Temperatures in parts of Greenland are warmer than they have been in 1,000 years, the co-author of a study that reconstructed conditions by drilling deep into the ice sheet told AFP today.
20 January 2023, 16:22 PM

UN confirms 2022 among 8 hottest years on record

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern.
13 January 2023, 06:32 AM

Why I am excited about the nuclear fusion breakthrough

A phenomenon previously unseen in our planet.
26 December 2022, 16:50 PM

Bangladesh’s Saleemul Huq on Nature’s list of 10 scientists

Scientific journal Nature has unveiled a list of 10 people, who helped shape the biggest science stories in 2022. Bangladeshi scientist Saleemul Huq has made it to the list for his efforts to force wealthy countries to pay for the losses and damages due to climate change.
15 December 2022, 08:57 AM

'Investing in climate adaptation brings a much higher return'

Chief Executive Officer of the Global Center on Adaptation, Professor Dr Patrick Verkooijen, has said investing in climate adaptation is not just the right thing to do but is also the economically smart thing to do.
13 December 2022, 11:22 AM

PM seeks int’l partners’ support to implement climate adaptation plan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the international partners to support Bangladesh’s efforts to implement the National Adaptation Plan for 2023-2050.
11 December 2022, 08:04 AM

Over 7.1m Bangladeshis displaced by climate change in 2022: WHO

Over 7.1 million Bangladeshis were displaced by climate change in 2022, a number that could reach 13.3 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
28 November 2022, 12:23 PM

France regrets ‘lack of ambition’ in COP27 agreement

France on Sunday said it regretted the "lack of ambition" in the agreement reached at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt despite progress on providing funding for vulnerable countries.
20 November 2022, 09:46 AM

Unicef to launch climate financing initiative to strengthen protection for children

Unicef is launching a new climate financing initiative to enhance countries’ climate resilience and disaster preparedness for children and youth and bolster protection for children from the impacts of future climate-related disasters.
16 November 2022, 10:05 AM

Yunus calls for single agenda for COP27 ending the Ukrainian war immediately

University Externado di Colombia held a day long public event on "social business for building a more equitable world" on its campus on the occasion of Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visit to the country.
14 November 2022, 14:09 PM

Egypt's 'surveillance' at COP27: UN probes allegations

United Nations officers running security at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt said Monday they are probing allegations of surveillance and misconduct by Egyptian police towards delegates..Participants at COP27 -- including activists, rights defenders, and civil society groups -- have raise
14 November 2022, 11:35 AM

Bangladeshi initiative wins COP27 award

Bangladesh has been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt along with three other countries.
13 November 2022, 14:36 PM