climate change

Saleemul Huq appointed to the UN’s Scientific Advisory Board

5 AUGUST 2023, SATURDAY, 21:42

Leading global climate expert Prof Dr. Saleemul Huq has been appointed as one of the external members of a new Scientific Advisory Board of the UN.

Environment Minister urged developed countries for active support in NAP implementations

28 JULY 2023, FRIDAY, 22:28

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md. Shahab Uddin urged for active support from developed nations in implementing the National Adaptation Plan 2023-2050 for tackling…

SAJIDA Foundation, British Asian Trust launch climate fund

3 JULY 2023, MONDAY, 22:23

SAJIDA Foundation and the British Asian Trust have co-launched the Climate Innovation Fund today to support innovative local solutions working to mitigate the ongoing threats of climate change and enhance climate resilience in the country

COP28: YouthNet Demands Break Free from Fossil Fuel Control at COP, Expel Oil CEO

26 MAY 2023, FRIDAY, 21:35

YouthNet for Climate Justice, a grassroots youth-led environmental platform, is making a resolute call for the removal of fossil fuel lobbyists from…

Depression intensifies into cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’

11 MAY 2023, THURSDAY, 19:42

The deep depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this in a special bulletin on Thursday.

Govt working to make shipbreaking industry safe, environment friendly: Deputy Minister

11 MAY 2023, THURSDAY, 18:33

The environment ministry is working with other ministries to ensure that hazardous chemicals, public health risks, threats to biodiversity and noise pollution are controlled in shipwrecks

Melting Antarctic could impact oceans ‘for centuries’

24 APRIL 2023, MONDAY, 7:54

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice threatens to dramatically slow deep-water currents in the world’s oceans, scientists say, impacting the spread of fresh water, oxygen and life-sustaining nutrients for centuries…..

Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history

24 APRIL 2023, MONDAY, 7:51

Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.

Bangladesh needs $373b in climate actions

13 APRIL 2023, THURSDAY, 9:37

Ocean Times News Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Monday said Bangladesh requires $373 billion to implement its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in the next 27 years, with $8.5 billion […]

Humanity has broken the water cycle: UN chief

24 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 16:50

The future of humanity’s “lifeblood” — water — is under threat worldwide, the UN secretary-general warned Wednesday at the opening of the global body’s first major meeting on water resources in nearly half a century….

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