No more building with sunlight unreachability: adviser
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that no more building would be allowed to be constructed without accessibility to sunlight...
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Rizwana for ensuring widespread jute packaging use
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said that an initiative would be taken to ensure widespread use of environment-friendly jute packaging through the proper implementation of the Jute Packaging Act, 2010...
Education as climate action catalyst
THE prevailing narrative in climate action vocabulary often underscores technological advancement, policy frameworks and international cooperation as key drivers of a sustainable future. While each of these elements plays a role, the missing piece is education 鈥� a force that holds far more transformative power than we are told. And yet, education for...
Workshop for empowering students with practical climate action techniques held
The Bio-Clean BD supported by the Student Society for Climate Change Awareness has recently organised a workshop titled Easy and Impactful Climate Change Practices at Home at the...
Botanical garden entry fee reduced
Environment, forest and climate change ministry revised and reduced the entry fee for the National Botanical Garden in Mirpur of the capital following the directive from the ministry adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, said a press release on Thursday...
Environmental politics: a localised perspective
AS THE world grapples with the intensifying effects of climate change, countries like Bangladesh stand at the forefront of both vulnerability and leadership in the global environmental struggle. Bangladesh, while contributing only 0.56 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is disproportionately affected by climate-induced disasters such as...
Halt to dredging at Arial Bil ordered
The interim government鈥檚 adviser to environment, forest and climate change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, on Monday instructed the deputy commissioner of Munshiganj to ensure no sand dredgers were allowed to the Arial Bil...
Reclassification of LNG, LPG bottling plants demanded to save environment
The Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development on Monday sent an appeal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, requesting the reclassification of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas bottling plants as red category installments...
UN rights chief warns world risks 鈥榙ystopian future鈥�
The UN rights chief warned on Monday that the world needed to change paths to avoid a future filled with military escalation, repression, disinformation, deepening inequality and rampant climate change.
Cancellation of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan demanded
Climate rights activists on Saturday at a press conference in Dhaka demanded the cancellation of the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, National Adaptation Plan 2023-2050 and reformation of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund...
Time for disaster management reforms
Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the devastating effects of climate change, wherein natural disasters have become a common and rising reality for its people. The disastrous flash floods sweeping across eastern Bangladesh at present are the latest in a wave of climate-related catastrophes to hit the country in recent years. In the face of...
United efforts urged for polythene-free St Martins, Kuakata, Sundarbans
Adviser for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged united efforts to make Saint Martins Island, Kuakata and Sundarbans plastic and polythene-free...
Tipping points: where things stand
MAJOR planetary boundaries that support life are at risk of collapse. This is happening at speeds that climate scientists never thought possible. What are the consequences and what, if anything, can be done?...
Bangladesh, UK to strengthen climate ties: Rizwana
Adviser for environment, forest, and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said that Bangladesh and the UK would deepen collaboration on climate change and environmental conservation....
Low-carbon cooling: Problems and solutions
COOLING is essential for modern living, but it also presents a significant challenge in the fight against climate change. Traditional cooling methods contribute to substantial carbon emissions, exacerbating global warming. Cooling is responsible for a significant portion of global energy consumption. In 2020, cooling systems accounted for nearly 10 per cent...
Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids: UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year 鈥� or more 鈥� than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences...
Bangladesh interim govt action to reflect public expectation: Rizwana
Advisor to the interim government for the ministry of environment, forest and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said that an action plan will be adopted and implemented in the light of current public expectations on climate change...
Greeks try tropical crops in climate change experiment
Stirring the leaves of a shrub on his farm in Kyparissia, western Greece, Panos Adamopoulos spied the first soon-to-be-ripe mangoes 鈥� his share of a state experiment against climate change...
After AI, quantum computing eyes its 鈥楽putnik鈥� moment
Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change and on an unassuming English high street, the race to unleash the latest tech revolution is gathering pace...
1 lakh schools in Pakistan closed due to heat
School summer holidays will be extended by two weeks in southern Pakistan because of high temperatures, affecting more than 100,000 schools, an education official said Tuesday...
Heatwave bakes flooded north
The north witnessed its major rivers substantially recede on Monday leading to an improvement in the ongoing flood condition amidst the onset of a mild heatwave...
Climate change hits honey hunters in Nepal
Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.
UAE cuts Friday sermons at mosques over sizzling heat
The United Arab Emirates has shortened Friday sermons at mosques to protect worshippers from severe heat, amid rising summer temperatures linked to climate change.
Sustainable urban development stressed amidst rapid urbanisation, climate change
Experts, including academics, in a conference on Wednesday called for sustainable urban development to create resilient cities capable of withstanding the adverse effects of climate change amidst rapid urbanisation...
At the edge of apocalypse
BIBLICAL flooding, scorching heat, collapsing grid system, animals crumbling, waters rising, crops wilting, economy on the brink, and millions displaced...
Govt to reform climate change trust: minister
Environment, forest, and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that the government would reform the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust to...
Green belt to be built in coastal areas: minister
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Friday said that according to the election manifesto of the ruling Awami League, a 500-metre green belt would be built in coastal areas to protect the country from storm surges...
The outlook for CO2 removal
A NASCENT industry removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in trees, rocks and the ocean will need to quadruple in size by 2050 if the world is to keep temperature rise to within the internationally agreed threshold of 1.5C, a new report has found...
Bangladesh faces severe impacts caused by extreme weather
A new report by Christian Aid reveals that extreme weather events have caused over $41 billion in damage worldwide in just six months since COP28...
Saber urges increased climate fund for vulnerable countries
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has urged for increased climate funding for vulnerable countries like Bangladesh...