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Bangladesh loses $11.3 billion to climate change: UN

Desk ReporterMarch 10, 2025March 10, 2025

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025232

Bangladesh loses $11.3 billion to climate change: UN A recent United Nations World Meteorological Organization report reveals that Bangladesh faced roughly $11.3 billion in losses from natural disasters like tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts last year. The report ‘State of the Climate in Asia 2023’, released on March 6, notes......

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Industries must take responsibility for pollution control: Environment Advisor of Bangladesh

Desk ReporterMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025162

Industries must take responsibility for pollution control: Environment Advisor of Bangladesh Environment, Forest and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that industries must take responsibility for controlling environmental pollution. It is not enough to rely on the government alone; industries must work on pollution control on their own. She......

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Not getting enough money according to climate damage: Environment Advisor, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterMarch 1, 2025March 2, 2025

March 1, 2025March 2, 2025106

Not getting enough money according to climate damage: Environment Advisor, Bangladesh Carbon emissions are not decreasing. Along with this, new countries are joining. But money is not coming according to the damage. That is why Bangladesh supports the inclusion of more new countries in climate finance. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, a......

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Experts favor joint investment to address climate challenges

Desk ReporterFebruary 24, 2025February 25, 2025

February 24, 2025February 25, 202593

Experts favor joint investment to address climate challenges Experts believe that sustainable investment is necessary to address the challenges of climate change. At a recent high-level seminar in the capital, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, the country’s leading private bank, facilitated a discussion on this issue. The workshop ‘Catalyzing Climate Adaptation Action......

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Achieving a Just Energy Transition in Bangladesh: Balancing Sustainability, Social Equity, and Climate Resilience

Desk ReporterFebruary 23, 2025

February 23, 2025349

Achieving a Just Energy Transition in Bangladesh: Balancing Sustainability, Social Equity, and Climate Resilience Md. Ashrafuzzaman Khan Coordinator – CCDB Climate Centre Bangladesh is at a critical point in tackling the urgent issue of climate change. Bangladesh contributes only 0.56% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is the seventh most......

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A discussion meeting was held in Dhaka on “Bicycles Save the City”

Desk ReporterFebruary 17, 2025

February 17, 2025161

A discussion meeting was held in Dhaka on “Bicycles Save the City” On February 16, 2025, a discussion called “Bicycles Save the City” took place in the WBB Trust meeting room. The Institute of Wellbeing Bangladesh and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust jointly organized this discussion. News – Press......

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Climate change is one of the reasons for the increase in the intensity of wildfires

Desk ReporterJanuary 27, 2025January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025159

Climate change is one of the reasons for the increase in the intensity of wildfires A vast area of the city of Los Angeles in the United States has been burned by a terrible fire. This incident has killed 24 people so far and more than 12,000 structures have been......

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Global GDP to fall by 50 percent between 2070 and 2090 due to Climate Change

Desk ReporterJanuary 24, 2025

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Global GDP to fall by 50 percent between 2070 and 2090 due to Climate Change If urgent steps are not taken to restore biodiversity and reduce carbon emissions, global GDP could fall by up to 50 percent between 2070 and 2090. The London-based Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK, has......

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Bangladesh wants China’s Cooperation to Control Air Pollution

Desk ReporterJanuary 18, 2025January 18, 2025

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025114

Bangladesh wants China’s Cooperation to Control Air Pollution Syeda Rizwana Hasan, a leading environmentalist and advisor in Bangladesh’s Interim Government, in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh and the Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR), Bangladesh, wants China’s cooperation to control air pollution. She has......

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Bangladesh to receive EU and European Investment Bank support for environmental protection

Desk ReporterJanuary 14, 2025January 16, 2025

January 14, 2025January 16, 2025101

Bangladesh to receive EU and European Investment Bank support for environmental protection Syeda Rizwana Hasan, a leading environmentalist and advisor in Bangladesh’s Interim Government, in charge of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Bangladesh and the Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR), Bangladesh, said that the European Union......

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