climate change

There is a way to cool Dhaka city down

Deciduous trees play an essential role in countering the urban heat island effect.
9 February 2023, 06:00 AM

Everything you need to know about the Loss and Damage Fund

What is the arrangement for this funding mechanism? Who will pay into the fund? Who is eligible?
5 February 2023, 14:00 PM

Is global governance failing to deliver climate commitments?

While commitment is the first step, finance is the most important means for implementation of climate commitments. But in this case, there are huge gaps, as pledges remain unfulfilled.
24 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the state of global misogyny today

The gendered response to the resignation is the latest reminder of the tough ride ahead for women in an increasingly pressured world.
24 January 2023, 08:30 AM

COP28: Asking a fox to guard the hen house

Ironically, the UAE has appointed the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil producers to preside over COP28.
24 January 2023, 05:06 AM

The cold doesn't kill people. Bad policies do.

It seems grossly inappropriate that in a country on its way to achieving middle-income status, there are still people dying from poverty.
22 January 2023, 17:40 PM

Bangladesh could save billions by early climate adaptation investment

Bangladesh could avoid billions in climate damages and lost GDP growth this decade by making timely investments to withstand the projected impact of climate change, according to a new study by Standard Chartered.
22 January 2023, 11:28 AM

The whos and hows of allocating loss and damage funds

The estimates of the total losses and damages run into many trillions of US dollars.
17 January 2023, 18:08 PM

Can parametric insurance be a tool for climate resilience?

There has been a wave of climate change policies in recent years, but unfortunately, implementation efforts have remained fragmented.
16 January 2023, 15:00 PM

How can we stop the super-rich from polluting planet?

The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
3 January 2023, 06:09 AM

What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?

Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
31 December 2022, 06:13 AM

What awaits Bangladesh’s climate change adaptation in 2023?

Capacity development is an important part of mainstreaming NbS and LLA.
28 December 2022, 16:00 PM

A youth climate activist's reflections on COP27

COP27 marked significant progress by officially recognising, for the first time, that young people can be effective agents of change.
27 December 2022, 15:00 PM

Nuclear fusion: A big step towards clean, limitless energy

Within the context of climate change, nuclear fusion is an attractive alternative because it does not produce greenhouse gases (GHG).
25 December 2022, 14:01 PM

Climate change is making us sick

The people most affected by these climate-related health issues have often done the least to create them
24 December 2022, 11:00 AM

Why are Sitrang’s victims still waiting for relief and rehabilitation?

Government help must be both quick and sustainable
18 December 2022, 12:11 PM

Climate change to fuel humanitarian crises in 2023

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).
14 December 2022, 06:32 AM

7 Bangladeshis receive Balipara Foundation Award

Balipara Foundation -- an Assam-based organisation in India working for conservation and sustainable livelihood -- recognised seven Bangladeshis for their outstanding conservation feat by awarding them Balipara Foundation Award.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Big Oil does little to act on climate despite vows: US House panel

Major energy companies are not doing enough to prevent the worst effects of climate change despite public promises to fight the problem, a US House panel said about documents released on Friday that it got in a probe.
11 December 2022, 09:46 AM

The climate crisis is also a health crisis

The world’s poorest countries remain the most vulnerable to climate change.
3 December 2022, 04:00 AM