Bangladesh may become one of the worst sufferers of heat stress, as Dhaka's temperature has risen by nearly 6°C over the last decade, far exceeding the global threshold of 1.5°C, experts warned. The economic losses due to heat is projected to increase to US$2,400 billion in 2030, with the
More than 500 young climate activists from 13 youth organisations joined a demonstration in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday in solidarity with ActionAid Bangladesh, demanding a greener, fairer, and more equitable world. With an aim to amplify the call for justice-centred climat
Experts at a programme on Monday called for adopting green inclusive finance as a national framework to link financial inclusion with climate action for Bangladesh's vulnerable populations. They also called for making the climate change actions more people-centric and basing them on field-level re
The 30th edition of the United Nations' Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, kicked off in Belém, Brazil, on November 10 (Monday), bringing together global leaders, activists, and experts in a crucial gathering to address accelerating climate change. Under Brazil's presidency, COP30 w
On an overcast morning, Nurun Nabi loads bamboo poles and tin sheets onto a wooden boat. His home, built just a year ago on a fragile island in the Brahmaputra River, is on the verge of being swallowed by water. It is the second time the farmer and father of four has had to move in a year. "The r
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that two to three more low-pressure systems are to form in the Bay of Bengal during the rest of November. At least one of them can intensify into a depression or a cyclone, bdnews24.com reports. In addition, the remainder of the month could al
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, ranked third among cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 262 at 9:30 am today (Nov 10). The city’s air was classified as ‘very unhealthy,’ indicating an alarming health risk, according to the Air Quality Index (
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the global energy landscape is changing at lightning speed, with renewable energy leading the way. Speaking at the Energy Transition Roundtable during the Belém Climate Summit on November 7, he said last year 90 per
Environmentalists are raising alarm over the deteriorating condition of Ratargul, the freshwater swamp forest in Sylhet, citing both tourists’ carelessness and authorities’ negligence. The forest’s delicate ecosystem is also under threat from illegal fishing at night using nets t
Romania will set up an infrastructure fund to address flood emergencies over at least five years, a requirement to unblock European Union recovery funds, Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu said. The country has seen some of its worst floods in at least two decades in 2024 and this year, causing 1
