Making Peace with Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies’ lays out the gravity of Earth’s triple environmental emergencies of climate, biodiversity loss and pollution but provides detailed solutions too.
African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions.
on February 7 the glacier-fed Rishi Ganga river started rising. Two hours later, swollen with rock debris and snowmelt, its waters rose 53 feet — the height equivalent of a five-storey building.
By Gail Whiteman LANCASTER, UK – Climate scientists have known for years that the Arctic is warming far faster than anywhere else on the planet. But even those of us who follow the Arctic closely were shocked by the changes…
By Jules Kortenhorst and Andreas Kuhlmann DENVER – Around this time four years ago, the climate community was in shock. Just when the world seemed to be on the cusp of pursuing serious measures to fight climate change, voters in…
The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 5.5 degrees Celsius at Rejarhat in Kurigram on Sunday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Manikganj, Jan 26 – Ferry services have resumed on the Paturia-Daulatdia route after remaining suspended for nearly five hours due to poor visibility, officials said on Tuesday.
A newly released UN report on adaptation to climate change impacts, estimates that annual adaptation costs in developing countries currently is USD 70 billion.
Poor visibility caused by thick fog has disrupted ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route on Friday morning.
Monowara Begum Moni from Stuttgart From next week German chancellor Angela Merkel is going to introduce harder lockdown. The coronavirus mutation is spreading quickly. Most of the Germans are scared of it.
By Nalisha Adams BONN, Germany, Jan 13 2021 (IPS) – 2021 is going to be critical, not only for curbing the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic but also for meeting the climate challenge. But as Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of…
Currently in development, Gothenburg Green City Zone is a world first: an initiative by a number of major stakeholders including Volvo Cars to build a climate-neutral transportation system in a large geographical area of Gothenburg.
Paris, 11 January 2021 – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause for hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering 11…
Dhaka, Jan 9 – A warmer condition for over a week in the country gives an impression that the winter is going to end but meteorologists say mercury may fall again from Tuesday next.
Dhaka, Jan 2 – A Mild cold wave which is sweeping over the regions of Srimangal, Naogaon, Dinajpur, Tetulia,Dimla, Rajarhat and Chuadanga may continue.
New Delhi, Jan 01 — The Indian capital on Friday recorded its chilliest New Year’s day in 15 years, with the lowest minimum temperature dipping to 1.1 degrees Celsius, amid a severe cold wave across the northern part of the…
Dhaka, Dec 27 – A Mild to moderate cold wave which is sweeping over Rangpur division and eight other districts may continue, Met office said on Sunday.
Dhaka, Dec 22 – A mild cold wave sweeping over the regions of Gopalgonj, Cumilla, Tetulia, Rajarhat, Chuadanga of Bangladesh may continue, the Met Office said Tuesday. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all the developed countries to come forward with predictable and promised mitigation measures along with climate finance to combat global warming.
11 December 2020 – Although many of the world’s most important crops and livestock species originate in mountain regions, hunger is rising in these areas due to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to a joint study published on Friday…
Kathmandu, 11 Dec (Prerna Bomzan): Developing countries, at the closing of the ‘Climate Dialogues’, expressed the challenges they faced over a series of virtual events organized under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The events…
By Carmen Arroyo NEW YORK, Dec 8 2020 (IPS) – After ten years without a strong La Niña weather phenomenon in Colombia, the climate pattern, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, could create a vacuum in food production and supply. Multilateral…
By Ann Mettler and Cyril Garcia BRUSSELS – The COVID-19 crisis has presented Europe with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to launch a new era of economic growth. If the private sector and governments across the European Union work together on bold,…
2 December 2020 – The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top priority for the 21st Century, in a passionate, uncompromising speech delivered on Wednesday at Columbia University in New York.
Dhaka, 26 November – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Wednesday expressed his expectation for strong engagement of UK both for CVF and GCA South Asia. He manifested Bangladesh’s strong interest to work closely with the UK…
Four leading mayors are initial signatories to the C40 Clean Construction Declaration, pledging to work with industry to halve emissions from construction projects in their cities by 2030
24 November 2020 – Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019, and are expected to keep rising this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual…
by Laurence Tubiana PARIS – In the space of just a week during this year’s United Nations General Assembly, representatives of the world’s largest single market and the world’s second-largest economy each laid their climate cards on the table. One…
7 November 2020 – Eight new animated characters on a mission to protect the planet, have been pressed into service by the UN to empower children worldwide and boost the drive towards sustainability by 2030.
AP/UNB, Oct 04 – The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change.