climate change
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
30 October 2022
Cartoonists tackling climate change through webcomics
The thermometer was touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the central Indian city of Nagpur as cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty spoke about how climate change influences his work.
27 October 2022
Fallout from cyclone Sitrang: Bangladesh has a lot to recover from
We would like to remind the authorities, different aid groups, and people in general, that the biggest challenges are still ahead of us.
25 October 2022
Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?
We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.
21 October 2022
Want to save biodiversity? Look to locally-led approaches
Locally-led approaches are community-focused but differs from our traditional practice in several ways, and are more effective.
20 October 2022
A new coalition to address loss and damage emerges
These actors are addressing losses and damages from human-induced climate change now.
18 October 2022
7 ways to help slow climate change
While individual carbon footprints are dwarfed by global fossil fuel companies, we can do a lot to tackle the climate crisis and “be the change we wish to see in the world.”
17 October 2022
A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation
As we move into uncharted territory as a consequence of climate change, it is crucial that groundwater responses to changes, not only in the magnitude, duration, and variability of monsoon rainfall but also our use of land and water, are better understood.
15 October 2022
Why climate needs to be a part of higher education
At a minimum, we must set a goal of ecological literacy for all our students at the tertiary level.
12 October 2022
We need ‘green’ private-sector climate risk financing
Securing financial assets to combat climate change is not easy, particularly for developing economies such as Bangladesh.
8 October 2022
Further delaying climate policies will hurt economic growth
The world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least a quarter before the end of this decade to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Progress needed toward such a major shift will inevitably impose short-term economic costs, though these are dwarfed by the innumerable long-term benefits of slowing climate change.
6 October 2022
How do rising incomes impact carbon emissions?
The transport sector currently accounts for a quarter of energy-related carbon emissions globally. It also ranks among the fastest-growing sources of such emissions.
5 October 2022
Turning Bangladesh into a knowledge-based economy
Bangladesh must invest wisely in training our young girls and boys to become the knowledge workers of the future.
4 October 2022
Are Asia’s social protection systems ready for the shock of climate change?
Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. It also happens to be the most populous, leaving it disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In fact, of the 10 countries most affected by climate change in the last 20 years, six are in Asia.
4 October 2022
How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?
While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.
1 October 2022
Confronting Asia’s triple threat: climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity
Emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s clear how ill-prepared the world was for such a crisis. We can see how our inability to deal with decades-old existential threats – notably the degradation of ecosystems, climate change, and food insecurity – has exposed us to pandemics, disasters triggered by natural hazards, and now worsening hunger.
28 September 2022
Devastating climate impacts await coastal Bangladesh
The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that are going to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh.
27 September 2022
PM’s UNGA speech was on point
World leaders must act fast and more effectively to solve major global and national crises
25 September 2022
We need a Global Summit on Inequality
The latest World Inequality Report shows tackling climate change and social injustice are part of a total political package.
24 September 2022
Coal rush! Energy crisis fires global hunt for polluting fuel
The sleepy Tanzanian port of Mtwara mainly dealt in cashew nuts until late last year. Now it bustles with vessels loading up with coal, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine drives a worldwide race for the polluting fuel.
20 September 2022