2022 December

First ever ‘Climate Oath’ in Bangladesh held at Cox’s Bazar sea beach

21 DEC, 2022

The three-day conference organized by Genlab under the initiative of South Climate Conclave – Bangladesh Chapter came to a close.

Climate change could turn some blue lakes to green or brown

13 DEC, 2022

Some picturesque blue lakes may not be so blue in the future, thanks to climate change. In the first global tally of lake color, researchers…

All regions in the world saw water extremes in 2021: UN

08 DEC, 2022

All regions of the world saw water extremes last year — both floods and droughts — and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday…

What Bangladesh must do now as a global climate leader

08 DEC, 2022

The recent agreement by all countries to establish a new fund for loss and damage from human-induced climate change at COP27 was a simple recognition of an unfortunate

2,500 seals found dead in Russia’s Dagestan

07 DEC, 2022

Roughly 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, officials said Sunday…

Devastating climate impacts await coastal Bangladesh

08 DEC, 2022

The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that will hit the coastal districts…

Australia argues against ‘endangered’ Barrier Reef status

04 DEC, 2022

Australia’s environment minister said Tuesday her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites…

Over 7.1m Bangladeshis displaced by climate change in 2022: WHO

01 DEC, 2022

Over 7.1 million Bangladeshis were displaced by climate change in 2022, a number that could reach 13.3 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Saudi firm signs deal with BPDB to set up 1000 MW solar power plant

01 DEC, 2022

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 1000 MW solar power plant in Bangladesh. Welcoming the initiative, State Minister […]

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