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Adaptation funding to combat climate change needs to double

Desk ReporterSeptember 26, 2022September 27, 2022

September 26, 2022September 27, 202284

Adaptation funding to combat climate change needs to double Md Shahab Uddin, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh, said, “Developed countries must contribute US$100 billion annually to maintain a 50:50 balance between climate mitigation and adaptation. Doubling the amount of adaptation finance would play an important role......

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Global warming resulting adverse effects of climate change on the Polar Regions

Desk ReporterSeptember 22, 2022September 23, 2022

September 22, 2022September 23, 2022211

Global warming resulting adverse effects of climate change on the Polar Regions Deepak Kumar Kundu Economist CEIP 2, BWDB Europe’s northernmost settlement, Ny-Ålesund (“New Ålesund”), is known in the past for coal mining but has now become an important center for climate science. Ten countries have established research stations there.......

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Dutch farmers strike to Protect the Environment

Desk ReporterJuly 24, 2022July 24, 2022

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022175

Dutch farmers strike to Protect the Environment Farmers in the Netherlands have taken to the field against the government’s plans to close animal farms that emit harmful Ammonia and Nitrogen gases. They also threatened to paralyze the entire country if the demand remained unmet. Farmers and ranchers in the Netherlands......

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About 0.14 million hectares of land will be afforested in Bangladesh

Desk ReporterJune 6, 2022

June 6, 2022148

About 0.14 million hectares of land will be afforested in Bangladesh: Environment Minister Md. Shahab Uddin, Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh, said, “By 2025, about 52,000 hectares of mangrove forest will establish, and 0.14 million hectares of hilly and shale forests will reforest.” He spoke as......

Aivee Akther

Scientists projected climate change would bring immense suffering to the Indian economy

Desk ReporterMay 31, 2022July 3, 2022

May 31, 2022July 3, 2022249

Scientists projected climate change would bring immense suffering to the Indian economy At least 90 million Indians will not have rice in their stomachs by 2030. The country will be facing an acute food crisis. As a result, more than 23 percent of Indians will have to starve. Scientists have......

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Floods, droughts, and storms have caused billions of dollars of economic loss worldwide

Desk ReporterMay 5, 2022July 3, 2022

May 5, 2022July 3, 2022662

Floods, droughts, and storms have caused billions of dollars of economic loss worldwide Last 50 years (1980 to 2019), there occurred 11,000 natural disasters in the Atlantic- Pacific regions, such as Aila- Sidr- Amphan in Bangladesh- India, the tsunami in Japan, and Katrina in the United States. It killed more......

Aivee Akther

The flash flood is shattering the farmer’s dream

Desk ReporterApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022145

The flash flood is shattering the farmer’s dream The water level in the Haors (wetland Ecosystems) in Bangladesh continues to rise on the hillside. One Haor after another goes through under the flash water, and the crop fields are submerging. Farmers disappoint that the green-ripe paddy sank at the last......

Aivee Akther

The environment of St. Martin on the verge of destruction

Desk ReporterMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022221

The environment of St. Martin on the verge of destruction: State Minister for Tourism, Bangladesh Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Bangladesh, has said, “The nature of St. Martin’s Island is on the verge of extinction. However, we are taking the initiative to protect the island as......

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Agricultural production and food security need to make sustainable to counter the adverse effects of climate change

Desk ReporterMarch 6, 2022

March 6, 202293

Agricultural production and food security need to make sustainable to counter the adverse effects of climate change Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak., Minister of agriculture division Bangladesh and Bangladesh Awami League presidium members called on the developed countries to come forward to establish justice on climate issues. He called for sustainable......

Aivee Akther

Sustainable development is not possible without renewable energy

Desk ReporterFebruary 27, 2022

February 27, 202281

Sustainable development is not possible without renewable energy Bangladesh needs to move towards renewable energy for environmental protection, economic viability and uninterrupted power generation. Otherwise, sustainable development will not be possible. The speakers were speaking these while attending the second-day session of a two-day international conference on “Energy, Climate Change......

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