Climate
Natural disasters cost Bangladesh $11.3b loss in 2020: UN
A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) of the United Nations styled "State of the...
Germany expresses interest to assist Bangladesh on climate & energy issues
The German ambassador has expressed its interest to cooperate with Bangladesh on climate and energy issues. The newly appointed...
ADB increases its commitment to climate finance to $100 billion for the period 2019–2030
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stated today that it is increasing its objective to deliver $100 billion in climate...
Climate change mitigation and role of private sector sought by ICCB
The International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh stated on July 19 that the world’s most vulnerable populations are facing ever-increasing...
PM to inaugurate first V20 Climate Vulnerables Finance Summit with budgetary allocation worth $2.9m on climate change
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said that allocation in the current budget is roughly $2.9 billion. Government has been...
Dhaka ranks worst in air quality index (AQI) again
Dhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday...
BRAC & KfW jointly launches ‘Climate Development Fund’
BRAC and the German Development Bank (KfW) have jointly launched a trust fund titled 'Climate Bridge Fund' on 15...
Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit rating of Bangladesh: Moody’s Report
Rise of sea level may reduce the credit rating of Bangladesh and some other countries, said a study report...
Sundarban has 56 million tonnes of carbon reserve, worth of BDT 18,816 crore
Sundarban, worlds largest mangrove forest, has a reserve of 5.6 crore tonnes of carbon in the Bangladesh part which...
Yunus launches marketplace platform to offset carbon emissions in Partnership with largest French Bank BNP Paribas
Published at:SocialBusinessPedia, April 01, 2019 Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus Signed an agreement with BNP Paribas, in Paris...
Climate migration crisis escalating in Bangladesh
Published at: The Financial Express, March 26, 2019 Climate disruption is forcing entire communities from their homes across the...
Climate change to eat up 3.0pc of GDP by 2030
Published at: The Financial Express, March 23, 2019 The country's fast-growing economy may be disrupted in the medium to...
Bangladesh 8th worst-hit country by natural disaster: IFRC’s World Disasters Report-2018
Published at: The Daily Star, March 12, 2019 Bangladesh has been the eighth worst affected country in the world...
Living in toxic air Global survey says Bangladesh has most polluted air; Dhaka 2nd most polluted capital city
Published at: The daily Star, March 06, 2019 Delhi most polluted capital city; 22 of top 30 polluted cities...
