"I think that's very humiliating, for nations to come and ask for money to fix... (the) problem that others caused for them," Yunus told AFP in an interview in Azerbaijan

Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research Wednesday that found no sign the world was moving away from fossil fuels

Chief adviser at COP29 says most climate vulnerable countries require int'l help to meet climate goals

He made the call in Baku just after he arrived in the Azerbaijan capital to lead Bangladesh in the annual UN-led climate change summit

Global leaders to discuss how to avoid increasing threats from climate change

This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said today

C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year - unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the year plunged to near-zero.

The Climate Justice Alliance-Bangladesh, a coalition of 40 civil society organisations led by the Centre for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), has urged COP 29 to prioritise ambitious climate action, with a focus on the needs of Least Developed Countries

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for setting and implementing a realistic climate finance target based on the needs of affected countries

Says Rizwana

Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said fossil fuel use is one of the main drivers of climate change

A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has warned that if current policies continue, global temperatures could rise by a catastrophic 3.1°C by the end of this century

Speakers tell discussion

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said Bangladesh seeks climate justice since it suffers from the impacts of climate change

At the UN negotiations, climate finance has come to refer to the difficulties the developing world faces getting the money it needs to prepare for global warming.

World leaders will attend a two-day gathering at the opening of the summit in Azerbaijan, which faces scrutiny as the latest petrostate with limited tolerance for dissent to host the preeminent annual climate talks.

"Water is the canary in the coalmine of climate change," WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said in a statement accompanying the State of Global Water Resources Report.

Women, especially mothers, bear the brunt of natural disasters and climate change, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today

Nepal is reeling from its worst flooding in decades after ferocious monsoon rains swelled rivers and inundated entire neighbourhoods in the capital Kathmandu, killing at least 236 people.