BCDP Knowledge Conference on climate action begins tomorrow
6 October 2026
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Climate crisis
Experts demand grant-based climate finance, stronger regional action
4 October 2026
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Climate crisis
El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants
26 September 2026
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Climate crisis
PM calls for urgent global action on climate crisis, seeks predictable finance
24 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Coastal children place 13 demands for climate protection
23 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows
23 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Expand climate-resilient solutions to ensure safe drinking water in coastal regions: Speakers
20 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Madhumati swallows homes, leaves families with nowhere to go
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns
17 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger: El Nino chokes Central America
16 September 2026
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Climate crisis
Marshall Islands president in Dhaka to attend climate change conf’ce
Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine arrives in Dhaka to attend a two-day international conference on climate change adaptation.
9 July 2019
$33m project launched for people vulnerable to climate impacts
The government and UNDP jointly launch a project of $33 million that will benefit almost 7 lakh people, mostly women and adolescent girls, in climate vulnerable districts of Satkhira and Khulna.
7 July 2019
Climate change is supporting growth of invasive alien plants in Nepal
Climate change is not just disrupting weather patterns, it is also supporting the growth of invasive alien plants in Nepal, according to a recent study.
6 July 2019
June was hottest month ever recorded on Earth: EU satellite agency
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded with soaring temperatures worldwide capped off by a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe, satellite data showed on Tuesday.
2 July 2019
Antarctic sea ice in dizzying decline since 2014: study
After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica's sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just a few years and now stands at a record low, according to a study published on Monday.
2 July 2019
Millions urge Indian govt to declare a 'climate emergency'
More than 450,000 people have signed two petitions demanding that the Indian government declare a climate emergency as severe heatwaves and crippling water shortages grip the country.
29 June 2019
Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast: study
Himalayan glaciers are melting twice as fast now as they were before the turn of the century, according to a new study that relied on recently declassified Cold War-era satellite imagery.
20 June 2019
Climate change on track to reduce ocean wildlife by 17%
Climate change is set to empty the ocean of nearly a fifth of all living creatures, measured by mass, by the end of the century, researchers have calculated.
13 June 2019
‘No sense of cleanliness’: Donald Trump blames India, China for climate change
US President Donald Trump blames big economies India, China and Russia for climate change stating that these countries do not have any sense of cleanliness and pollution.
6 June 2019
Berlin Conference: Dhaka for climate justice, compensation
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation measures.
5 June 2019
Allocate Tk 1000cr for climate action: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today demanded allocation of Tk 1000 crore in the next budget to combat the impact of climate change.
1 June 2019
Conservatives keep power in 'miracle' Australia election victory
Australia's ruling conservative coalition defies expectations to retain power in national elections, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare: "I have always believed in miracles!"
18 May 2019
415.26 parts per million: CO2 levels hit historic high
Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since records began, sounding new alarm over the relentless rise of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.
14 May 2019
We are still losing the battle: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says climate change is moving to the centre stage at the United Nations, three years after the Paris agreement went into force, terming it “the defining issue of our time”.
12 May 2019
What is a storm surge and why is it so dangerous?
Severe cyclone Fani, which blasts ashore in India, is expected to pack a frequently underestimated yet lethal threat: storm surge.
3 May 2019
After protests, Britain’s parliament declares climate change ‘emergency’
Britain’s parliament declares a symbolic climate change “emergency”, backing a call by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for “rapid and dramatic action” to protect the environment for generations to come.
2 May 2019
UN report to highlight urgent need for nature rescue plan
Diplomats from 130 nations gather in Paris from Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of nature and lay the groundwork for an 11th-hour rescue plan for life on earth.
29 April 2019
Antarctic penguins suffer 'catastrophic' breeding failure
The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a "catastrophic" breeding failure after nearly all chicks born over three years died as their icy Antarctic habitat shrinks, researchers say.
26 April 2019
Shunned by investors, poorer nations seek to climate-proof growth
As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change - from Bangladesh to Kenya and Guatemala - have proposed new ways to access cheaper financing to tackle the risks.
13 April 2019
Big U-turn: Key melting Greenland glacier is growing again
A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds.
26 March 2019