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‘Govt is implementing ecosystem-based climate adaptation programs’

Ocean Times News Desk : 27 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 4:53

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin said that the government is implementing an ecosystem-based adaptation system in the Barendra and Haor areas of the country to deal with the adverse effects of climate change.

Bangladesh assumes IORA chairmanship

BSS, Dhaka : 24 NOVEMBER 2022, THURSDAY, 8:19

Bangladesh assumed chairmanship of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) while Russia was added as new dialogue partner at its 21st Council of Ministers’ meeting last 18th November, 2022.

Limitations halt freeing river from population

Oceantimes Desk : 24 NOVEMBER 2022, THURSDAY, 6:42

The country’s rivers cannot be freed from pollution due to “many limitations”, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said….

Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning

UNB, Dhaka : 24 NOVEMBER 2022, THURSDAY, 6:31

Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the “unhealthy” zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 10:20am, the metropolis ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality…

COP27: Bangladesh wants climate finance doubled by 2025

Oceantimes Desk : 24 NOVEMBER 2022, THURSDAY, 5:55

Bangladesh has demanded that developed countries double their collective provision of adaptation finance by 2025, as was agreed at COP26 in Glasgow last year…

2.6 million tons of single-use plastic waste enter Bay of Bengal every year!

Kafayet ullah Chowdhury : 20 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 13:06

Each day, 18 transboundary rivers in Bangladesh carry approximately 15,345 tons of single-use plastic waste. 2802 tons, which originate from India and Myanmar. 2519 tons come from India and 284 tons from Myanmar.

A dumping zone called Turag river

Ocean Times Desk : 20 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 8:25

Over the past few decades, many of our rivers have faced slow death while some are on the verge of being robbed of life due to indiscriminate dumping of all kinds of waste and unabated […]

Plastic recycling: No “credible path forward”

Oceantimes Desk : 20 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 8:18

When it was announced that Coca-Cola would be a major sponsor of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, climate campaigners and activists quickly accused the company of greenwashing…

Can Bangladesh find a way out of the energy crisis?

Oceantimes Desk : 20 NOVEMBER 2022, SUNDAY, 7:51

When the energy crisis has created a negative impact on the economy, and gas and electricity shortage has taken public suffering to the extreme, the government has failed to produce a viable energy plan for the people…

Why protecting the ocean and wetlands can help fight the climate crisis

OceanTimes English Desk : 14 NOVEMBER 2022, MONDAY, 16:01

As the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) unfolds in Egypt, there are growing calls for countries to protect conserve and restore the ocean, which experts say is crucial for reducing further global warming and helping communities adapt to the fallout from the climate crisis; as well as keeping the ocean healthy and productive.

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