climate crisis
Nepal disaster: South Asia must unite to confront a shared climate threat
Over a week has passed since the tragedy that struck Nepal and some parts of Tibet. Horrific details are still emerging from the search and rescue reports, with the latest tally putting the death toll at 1,375, with more than 5,500 people still missing.
6 September 2026
Bangladesh needs a national heat action plan
In the history of global climate, Bangladesh’s vulnerability has been noted in facing risks from floods, cyclones, and rising sea levels.
28 March 2026
The Earth as a bank and its ‘defaulters’
The planet, these ecosystems, they try to work with us.
22 April 2025
How the weight of systemic issues weigh women down
The gender wage gap persists across industries.
20 April 2025
Our coastal communities need a climate justice plan
Bangladesh faces climate crisis: rising seas threaten 20M by 2050. Least responsible, most affected.
29 March 2025
Energy transition can address global energy inequality
2024 is the warmest year on record, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C threshold.
23 November 2024
Coastal people in Bangladesh: Millions suffer as world prepares for COP29
Just a few days ago, Sakhina Begum’s teenage grandson Ariful narrowly escaped a crocodile attack while he and his friend were catching crabs from a canal near his home.
9 November 2024
The other greenhouse gases warming the planet
Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.
4 November 2024
Flood in Sylhet is the price we’re paying for ignoring nature
This means we need to find a balance between development and environmental conservation, and the time to act is now.
22 June 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
Tk 100cr allocation proposed for tackling climate crisis
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed to set aside a special allocation of Tk 100 crore for climate change and environmental protection in the national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25
6 June 2024
A disappearing forest
At a time when efforts to combat climate change repercussions have intensified through forest conservation and extensive tree plantations, thousands of trees, across different species, are succumbing to adverse effects of climate change in the reserve forest area of Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali district.
13 May 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
COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more
COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.
28 February 2024
Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why
Central banks are public institutions, charged with maintaining economic stability through controlling the supply of money in an economy.
11 January 2024
What causes poverty to rise with ‘prosperity’?
A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
4 January 2024
Monitor groundwater to manage it better
Climate impact on groundwater and solutions
3 January 2024
What Bangladesh can do before COP29
Bangladesh can bank on the decision of renewable and energy efficiency.
29 December 2023
COP28’s hollow victory
It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
17 December 2023
Without proper follow-up, what is the point of COP28?
We don’t have the time anymore, and we, as the climate action community, are tired of saying this ad nauseam.
3 December 2023