Dhaka, Jun 30 – Speakers at an event in Geneva on Friday have pleaded for a rights-based protection framework and adaptation-based resilience as the fundamental need for climate displaced people.
Category: Environment
How Costa Rica gets it right
By Joseph E. Stiglitz How has a country of under five million people become a world leader in developing holistic policies that promote democratic, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth? The answer lies in its people’s belief that focusing on the…
Pinch of pressure’ mounts on Myanmar
Dhaka – A number of high-profile visits to Bangladesh, including that of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, indicate that Myanmar is under ‘another spell of pressure’ from the international community over Rohingya issue, experts say.
ICRC President in Dhaka – Rohingya camp visit soon
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived here on Saturday afternoon to observe ICRC’s work in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Barking Deer rescued in Shrimangal
A barking deer (Maya Horeen) was rescued from a pond in Bhurbhuria Tea Estate in Shrimangal of Moulvibagar on Saturday.
The ancient giants of Yosemite, under a billion stars
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, at the heart of California’s Yosemite National Park, is home to 500 of the towering trees — many at least 2,000 years old, having sprouted around the time of Jesus Christ. One of the…
Bamboo, a sustainability powerhouse
By Ed Holt Vienna, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – A landmark conference bringing more than 1,200 people from across the world together to promote and explain the importance of bamboo and rattan to the global sustainable development and tackling climate…
UNHCR chief, UN Special Rapporteur in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 29 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrived here on Friday to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox’s Bazar. Filippo…
EU leaders hail migrant plan
European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe.
Beijing assures Dhaka of facilitating Rohingya return
China has assured Bangladesh of facilitating the return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh as Dhaka sought active support from Beijing to this end.
One of every seven on earth a migrant: William L. Swing
By International Organization for Migration Jun 28, 2018 (IOM) – Migration is one of the major defining factors of our time. Today, one billion people – one out of seven people in the world – are migrants, including over 250…
25 programs bringing veterans to the new food movement
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Châlons-en-Champagne, France! Today I am speaking at the Planet A International Forum, where I’ll offer my take on efforts to enhance the changing world of agriculture. This Fourth of July, Food Tank is celebrating military…
‘Local temperature rise linked to antibiotic resistance’
A multi-disciplinary team of epidemiologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Toronto have found that increasing local temperatures and population densities are associated with increasing antibiotic resistance in common bacterial strains. The researchers found that…
What football teaches us about migration
By International Organization for Migration Jun 26, 2018 (IOM) – Football is more than just a popular sport in many societies. Regardless of origin, social class or skin colour, if there is any sport that can give one a sense…
Water Scarce Cities: never let a crisis go to waste
Submitted by Stephane Dahan On Wed, 06-27-2018. co-authors: Lauren Nicole Core Newsrooms around the world all too often publish headlines about water crisis. The world watches while a number of cities, regions, and even countries suffer from drought.
8,000-year-old village discovered in Abu Dhabi
Archaeologists from Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism have discovered the oldest known Neolithic village in the UAE. Radioactive carbon testing at the site on Marawah Island dated it at around 8,000 years old, according to state news agency…
Antibiotic overuse in pig raising spread antibiotic resistance
A recent report from the US Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) estimates that more than 27 percent of all medically important antibiotics sold in the US are for pig production, while a roughly equivalent amount (27.6%) is sold for use…
How sustainable food yield can change developing countries
Food scarcity is an issue that affects people around the world. Developing countries often struggle the most with food scarcity, but sustainable farming techniques could change their food system and lead to economic development and environmental protection.
Experts for stress-tolerant crop varieties to ensure food security
Experts at a workshop today laid emphasis on developing climate-tolerant varieties of crops to increase crop production for ensuring food security in the country.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in estuaries threatens seafood
Antibiotic pollution and resistance genes released into the natural environment by human activity are causing local bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance in estuaries.
Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power
by Wade Allison Oxford – At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, world leaders, at last, seemed to recognize the reality of climate change. But the response they are pursuing is fundamentally flawed, given its dependence on…
‘Water, sanitation, hygiene needs more equitable allocations’
Dhaka, June 24 – More equitable budget allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors are needed in the proposed national budget for 2018-19 to achieve the sustainable development goal-6 (SDG-6), according to experts.
Halda – BD’s last spawning river of carps – gets death blow
Experts of a special team have recently released test results from water samples they collected from the Halda River, finding it to be extremely polluted.
US leaks 60 percent more methane than government says: study
The US oil and gas industry leaks 60 percent more methane than official government estimates, a report said Thursday, warning of this potent greenhouse gas’s effect on the environment.
Troops deployed ahead of Bangladesh’s Gazipur city polls
Dhaka, June 24 – A total of 29 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in Bangladesh’s Gazipur city ahead of the city corporation elections.
Khulna’s Koyra villages threatened by riverbank erosion
Around 42,000 people of 17 villages under Uttar and Dakhhin Bedkashi unions in Koyra upazila are passing their days in panic as erosion by the Shakbaria and Kabadak rivers has taken a serious turn.
UN for addressing root causes of Rohingya crisis
The United Nations on Saturday commended the commitment demonstrated by the government of Bangladesh in supporting the Rohingya refugees and highlighted that the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar must be addressed.
Empowering refugees, displaced ones through digital identity
Submitted by Nicholas Oakeshott ; co-authors: Jonathan Marskell, Emily Weedon Chapman, Marie Benihirwe Fardowsa, a 20-year old Somali refugee in Uganda, knows the vital importance of identity documents to refugees. She and her family were forced to flee her homeland…
Maxmum security for Gazipur City election: EC
Dhaka, June 22 – The Election Commission and the administration have taken the highest strict security measures around the Gazipur City Corporation area over the civic poll scheduled to be held on June 26. A total of 16,000 security forces…
Agriculture the greatest source of water pollution: FAO
Agriculture is now the greatest source of water pollution worldwide, and among the most dangerous agro-pollutants is antibiotics and genes of resistant antibiotics, according to the FAO.