ICECA 2026: Experts call for direct climate funds for local communities
9 August 2026
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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
Do world leaders understand the consequences of the climate crisis?
Since the Industrial Revolution, we have created a hodgepodge of human systems that are at odds with natural systems that support them. In the process, we are pushing billions of people into a dystopian future by bequeathing them with a climate crisis.
8 August 2019
Obligations of the Sinking Boatmen
Philosop-her and ecologist Garrett Hardin was well-known for proposing a notorious solution to climate change. He imagined a lifeboat with rooms for sixty people. Fifty people are already onboard and more unfortunate people are swimming in the ocean,
16 July 2019
WB to help Bangladesh improve climate-smart growth: Georgieva
The World Bank (WB) reaffirms its continued support to Bangladesh to achieve the country’s vision of reaching an upper-middle income status through ensuring green growth, as the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva concluded a two-day visit.
11 July 2019
Dramatic warming projected in world's major cities by 2050
By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that relied on optimistic projections.
11 July 2019
Academic world launches plan to tackle climate change
Thousands of universities around the world declare a "climate emergency" and commit themselves with the United Nations to fighting climate change, in an effort to mobilize their students.
11 July 2019
River erosion in Manikganj
The water level of Jamuna is rising due to heavy flow from the hill. As a result, erosion started in Shibalaya upazilla of Manikganj.
10 July 2019
Bangladesh is our best teacher in climate change adaptation: UN ex-chief Ban Ki-moon
Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon says Bangladesh is the best teacher in climate change adaptation.
10 July 2019
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