Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed said that the necessary funds to combat the effects of climate change are about 30 billion dollars. But to get one to one and a half billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we are running out of life. Discussions will have to be held for five billion dollars.Salehuddin Ahmed […]
Dhaka, 8 September 2025 – Over 100 young climate activists in Bangladesh have launched a powerful climate charter with 26 demands to ensure their voices are heard at the upcoming COP30 conference in Belém, Brazil. The charter was unveiled at the closing ceremony of the three-day “Bangladesh Youth COP 2025,” held from 6 to 8 […]
Dhaka, 7 September 2025 – Young people in Bangladesh have raised their voices ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. At a roundtable dialogue in Dhaka, organized by Brighter Society of Bangladesh and ActionAid Bangladesh at Global Platform Bangladesh, youth representatives, journalists, and experts came together to demand a […]
Frugal Conference The climate crisis is big, so the solution path is also complex. Experts say that changes must be brought about in various sectors, including agriculture, by combining simple, sustainable, scientific strategies with the knowledge of local people. The Frugal Innovation Forum was created from these ideas. This forum was created for simple and […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 25, 2025 – In a groundbreaking advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, has declared climate change an “urgent and existential threat to humanity,” opening the door for countries to sue each other over climate-related damages, including historic greenhouse gas emissions. For Bangladesh, one of the world’s […]
July 23, 2025 – In a historic advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ highest judicial body, has declared climate change an “urgent and existential threat to humanity,” signaling a pivotal moment in international climate law. Delivered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the ruling underscores the legal obligations of […]
More than 30 million people in the country still live below the poverty line. This poor population is most affected by the adverse effects of climate change. The 30 poorest upazilas in the country are at high or medium climate risk, according to the Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (INM). The information was shared […]
Bangladesh is at the top of the list of countries most at risk globally due to climate change. Increasing cyclones, tidal surges, droughts, salinity, and health risks have now become major obstacles to the country’s sustainable development. Keeping this reality in mind, the interim government has proposed an allocation of Tk 1 billion (8.2 million […]
The average global temperature increase could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next five years. The annual temperature in any one year could break all previous records. There is a 70 percent chance of this happening. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned of this in a report. The agency said 2024 was the warmest […]
Germany will provide 52.5 million euros (about 724 crore taka) to Bangladesh for climate change adaptation efforts, the German Embassy said in a press release on Wednesday (April 16). The announcement said that Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Md. Shahriar Quader Siddiqui and German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster signed an agreement in this regard […]