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06
Oct

Bangladesh’s green finance surges, but renewables get just 7.8%

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 1 week
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7 min read

Energy-efficiency projects hold more than five times as much outstanding green finance as renewable energy, exposing a widening mismatch between Bangladesh’s banking system and its clean-power ambitions. Bangladesh’s banks and finance companies have built a green-finance portfolio worth more than Tk 77,000 crore, but only a small fraction of that money is financing renewable energy, […]

25
Sep

More Than Half of Bangladesh’s Climate-Tagged Project Budget Cannot Be Mapped to Districts

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 3 weeks
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8 min read

Data analysis of Bangladesh’s FY2026-27 climate budget suggests several highly vulnerable districts receive far less visible funding than their population-and-climate-risk share, while a lack of geographic disclosure makes it impossible to fully judge whether climate money is reaching those who need it most. On the bank of the Meghna River in Hijla, Barishal, 65-year-old Meher […]

28
Aug

Nepal’s deadly glacier collapse lays bare global climate injustice

REN Report / 2 months
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9 min read

The Himalayan nation produces a negligible share of global emissions, yet a wall of ice, rock and water has killed hundreds, destroyed communities and exposed the brutal arithmetic of climate injustice. At 8:40 on Wednesday morning, part of a Himalayan mountain appeared to come apart. A lower section of a glacier near Langtang Lirung collapsed […]

23
Aug

A seat at the climate table needs rules, not connections

Jubayer Islam / 2 months
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8 min read

Bangladesh can make youth participation in climate diplomacy credible by combining technical skill, lived experience and transparent public selection. As Bangladesh prepares its national position for COP31 in Antalya, to be held from 9 to 20 November 2026, the environment ministry has reportedly invited youth-organisation representatives into the drafting process. That is a welcome change. […]

26
Jun

Bangladesh climate budget jumps 26%, exposing deep local gaps

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 4 months
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6 min read

A 25.6 per cent rise takes Bangladesh’s climate allocation to Tk51,746 crore, but experts say weak local targeting, fragmented oversight and a vast financing gap could limit its impact. Bangladesh has raised its climate-related budget by more than a quarter, placing adaptation at the centre of public spending as floods, cyclones, salinity and river erosion […]

28
Jan

Bangladesh moves to plug multi-billion-dollar climate finance gap

REN Report / 9 months
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2 min read

Bangladesh has begun developing its first comprehensive national climate finance strategy in a bid to mobilise billions of dollars needed to tackle escalating climate threats, officials said, as the country grapples with rising costs of adaptation and disaster resilience. The initiative comes as Bangladesh faces intensifying climate impacts, from stronger cyclones to creeping salinity, while […]

23
Nov

COP30 Concludes in Belém: Gains in Adaptation Finance and Equity, but Fossil Fuel Roadmap Eludes Agreement

Janefar Alam / 11 months
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6 min read

Belém, Brazil Following an intense overtime session that stretched the talks by a full day, the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) wrapped up in Belém, Brazil, with notable advancements in adaptation funding, mechanisms for a just transition, and gender-responsive climate strategies. However, the summit left over 88 countries disappointed as efforts to establish a concrete […]

21
Nov

Bangladeshi Youth at COP30 Call for Fast & Fair Transition to Keep 1.5°C Alive

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 11 months
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3 min read

At the Bangladesh Pavilion of COP30 in Belém, young climate leaders from Bangladesh gathered for a high-level dialogue titled “1.5°C Is Non-Negotiable: Bangladeshi Youth Call for a Fast & Fair Transition.” Organized by Brighters, Bangladesh Youth Climate Coalition, Climate Citizen Network, and Bangladesh Youth COP, the event amplified the urgent demands of Bangladeshi youth for […]

18
Nov

Breakthrough at COP30: Loss and Damage Fund Moves Toward Full Operationalization

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 11 months
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4 min read

In a significant step forward for global climate justice, draft decisions released at the ongoing COP30 in Belém, Brazil, highlight substantial progress in operationalizing the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). Dated November 15, 2025, these drafts — under COP30 agenda item 8(e) and CMA7 agenda item 10(d) — provide a detailed report […]

17
Nov

Bangladesh Urges Global Leaders to Triple Adaptation Finance and Strengthen Loss and Damage Fund at COP30

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah / 11 months
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8 min read

In the humid halls of the COP30 venue in Belém, Brazil, the Bangladesh delegation delivered a poignant mid-conference assessment today, underscoring the urgent need for equitable climate action amid stalled negotiations. Speaking at a press briefing, representatives from one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations painted a picture of frustration and resolve, calling on developed […]