ICECA 2026: Experts call for direct climate funds for local communities
9 August 2026
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News
Climate / Salinity creeps deeper inland
28 July 2026
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Climate Change
Heat stress could cost Bangladeshi workers nearly 24 days of work a year: Report
19 July 2026
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Climate Change
At Summer Davos, PM Tarique pitches Bangladesh as a future climate-resilience leader
23 June 2026
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Climate Change
What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century
20 June 2026
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Climate Change
Brazilian Amazon waters recover after two years of drought: report
16 June 2026
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Climate Change
Climate budget inadequate for long-term adaptation requirements: Speakers
14 June 2026
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Climate Change
What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
22 May 2026
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Climate Change
UN votes 141‑8 to back ICJ climate opinion; US among few to oppose
22 May 2026
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Climate Change
Khulna conference warns of climate crisis in coastal zone
17 April 2026
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Environment
Only 8% of insurers preparing adequately for climate change impact
Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report.
17 May 2022
Climate change: 'Hungry Tide' author Amitav Ghosh lauds Bangladesh's innovative approach
Celebrated author and climate change activist Amitav Ghosh has lauded Bangladesh's action to fight climate change challenges while expressing concerns for his native West Bengal.
9 May 2022
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan could lose 10-18% GDP output due to climate change
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka’s exposure to wildfires, floods, major storms and also water shortages mean South Asia has 10-18% of GDP at risk – roughly triple that of North America and 10 times more than the least-affected region, Europe.
28 April 2022
Twitter restricts ads that defy climate change science
Microblogging giant Twitter recently banned advertisements on its platform that deny the reality of climate change on Earth Day.
23 April 2022
US will assist Bangladesh in renewable energy: John Kerry
The United States (US) special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry today assured his country's assistance to Bangladesh in improving production of renewable energy as well as creating afforestation along the coastal belt.
14 April 2022
‘Climate-resilient’ Mongla offers new life to thousands of internally displaced
Some 150,000 people now live in Mongla – many of whom moved from villages near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest which straddles the border of Bangladesh and India and harbours endangered Bengal tigers.
30 March 2022
Climate change: ‘It’s time to step up’
Bangladesh has called for sincere commitment and urgent action from developed nations to fight climate change and ensure a gender-equal,
23 March 2022
1 billion children at extreme risk from climate change: UNICEF
A new report from UNICEF, released yesterday, concludes that one billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at risk due to climate change impacts.
1 March 2022
Climate change is upon us and humanity is far from ready: UN report
Climate change is upon us and humanity is far from ready, the United Nations climate panel warned in a major report on Monday.
28 February 2022
Munich Security Conference: Dhaka urges world leaders to ensure climate funding, technologies
Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen has said climate change posed a security challenge and urged the global leadership to help forge international partnerships to ensure financing and technologies for climate vulnerable countries like Bangladesh.
19 February 2022
Gas stoves contribute more to global warming than earlier thought: Study
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found.
30 January 2022
COP26 concludes today, here's what happened so far
The climate summit in Glasgow enters its final day.
12 November 2021
Poor nations struggle to get UN climate funds over bureaucracy
The Philippines has sought financing for seven projects from a UN environmental fund to tackle the catastrophic impact of climate change. Yet only one has secured backing since 2016, and it's not because the $17.3 billion fund lacks cash.
11 November 2021
China says to strengthen cooperation with US on climate change
China's top climate negotiator on Wednesday said Beijing had agreed with the United States to boost cooperation on climate action, including by tackling emissions of methane.
10 November 2021
Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
From the southern border of Germany to the highest peaks in Africa, glaciers around the world have served as moneymaking tourist attractions, natural climate records for scientists and beacons of beliefs for indigenous groups.
10 November 2021
Final Week of Cop26: Pay up
Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the UN climate summit to pay up for the mounting damage being caused by global warming, pointing to increasing powerful storms, cyclones, droughts and floods afflicting their people.
9 November 2021
Final Week of Cop26: Focus turns to climate finance
Former US President Barack Obama yesterday lent his backing to appeals for more help from those on the frontline of global warming, as developing and rich nations engage to try to end years of deadlock over cash for climate change.
8 November 2021
Private jets' carbon footprint and world leaders taking them to COP26
One of the criticisms around this year’s COP26 is world leaders and other delegates travelling to the summit in private jets.
4 November 2021
US, UAE lead $4b effort to help farming adapt to climate change
The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday used COP26 climate talks to launch efforts to channel funding into making agriculture resilient to climate change, as well as to cut its emissions.
3 November 2021
Women bear the brunt: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said structural inequalities in human society along with inherent social customs were causing disproportionate impacts of climate change on women.
2 November 2021