climate change

Climate change intensifying Sicily, Sardinia droughts: study

Rivers have dried up, crops have withered and drinking water has been rationed in a part of Italy where agriculture and tourism are crucial, prompting both Sicily and Sardinia to declare a state of emergency.
4 September 2024

We must reduce our vulnerability to flood

Signs of resilience as severe flooding tests the nation
23 August 2024

We must stand together to help flood-affected people

Government should intensity efforts to support those most at risk
22 August 2024

Continuing flood exposes the fault lines in our response

Authorities must prepare better, and more wisely
9 July 2024

Kurigram flood victims need urgent support

Govt must ensure adequate food and shelter for them
4 July 2024

Heroes and villains of the climate crisis

The “climatic” factor brings us back to the question of climate justice.
4 July 2024

Living in a furnace: Is there any way to beat the heat?

Dhaka stares down a fiery future, one choked by relentless heat. But there is hope.
17 June 2024

To cut CO2 emissions, let’s tackle over-production

We live in a world where approximately 9.2 percent of the global population lives on less than $2.15 per day according to figures from 2019.
10 June 2024

Of damaged dams and sleepless nights

Displacement fear looms over thousands living in 5 unions of Khulna’s Koyra
8 June 2024

Earth: Our only home, our responsibility

It is crucial for us to acknowledge that our actions have profound consequences on this planet
1 June 2024

The importance of trees in Dhaka’s concrete jungle

Overurbanisation has destroyed the trees of Dhaka, leaving Dhaka dwellers in an environment where the air is too toxic to breathe in. Land clearing has made the already-hot summer season hotter and prolonged.
29 May 2024

Sea-level rise in Bangladesh: Faster than global average

Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
18 May 2024

Dealing with climate change in a capitalist world

Why we should care about remote others in time and space.
11 May 2024

Ramping up preparedness amid severe heatwaves

In Bangladesh, heatwaves have historically not been a prominent concern.
30 April 2024

Classroom shutdown is only logical amid sweltering heat

Reopening schools and madrasas despite a heat alert was a poor decision
29 April 2024

The heat is here to stay

But what are we doing about it?
27 April 2024

El Niño and La Niña

In light of this particularly hot summer, let's take some time to understand an important weather system that affects global temperatures, food security, and economies
25 April 2024

Destruction of Hargazi Canal

There are no visible changes yet.
24 April 2024

Why planting as many trees as possible may not be the solution to the climate crisis

The heatwave currently searing Bangladesh has led to renewed focus on reforestation efforts. On social media, calls to take up tree-planting drives, and even take on the challenge of creating a world record for planting trees are being peddled
23 April 2024

Fifty years of learning from rises and slips in the Bangladesh economy

We are hubristically living through our ecological implosion.
23 April 2024