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Bangladesh in 2050: Vision of a climate resilient society

By ICCCAD
2 weeks ago
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Mizan R khan Articles, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
109

What will Bangladesh look like in 2050? A layman’s projection allows us to draw a picture of its basic parameters. In terms of population, Bangladesh can reach a number of 230-240 million, with an average growth rate of 1.2 percent/year. The density of population will be around 1700/sq.km, the highest ever in the world. Considering a consistent economic growth rate …

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How do we tackle the injustices of climate change?

By ICCCAD
2 weeks ago
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
107

Last week, I wrote about the rather esoteric issue of loss and damage from human-induced climate change and how this issue has been discussed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) over the years, and what might be the possible outcomes at the upcoming 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to be held in November in Glasgow, Scotland …

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Dealing with loss and damage in COP26

By ICCCAD
3 weeks ago
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
114

Loss and damage from human induced climate change is an issue that has emerged in recent years, as the adverse impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible around the world, ranging from more severe cyclones to super wildfires and frequent floods, as well as heat waves and droughts. In Bangladesh and West Bengal last May, we suffered …

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Joining the global race to resilience against climate change

By ICCCAD
January 27, 2021
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
208

In order to reach the globally agreed atmospheric temperature target of staying below 1.5 Degrees Centigrade, all the countries in the world have embarked on a race to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases as early as possible. For example, China has agreed to a target year of 2060, the European Union has chosen 2050 and we are waiting …

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Bangladesh can lead the world on the journey towards climate resilience

By ICCCAD
January 20, 2021
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
198

Two years ago, the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) was set up under the chairmanship of Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, and with a number of eminent individuals as Commissioners, including Dr Muhammad Musa from BRAC. The Commission was supposed to study and promote different aspects of adaptation to climate change and it was supported by …

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Climate change ambitions at the end of 2020: Good news and bad

By ICCCAD
January 13, 2021
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
151

One of the major outcomes of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change—agreed by all countries at the end of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris, France in December 2015—was that every country would prepare and submit their respective plans to take action to tackle climate change every …

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A crucial decade for tackling climate change

By ICCCAD
January 6, 2021
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
242

As we welcome the new year of 2021, we also enter a new decade that will culminate with 2030, a year that marks an end point for some very important goals and milestones for the world. For one, it will mark the final year for all the countries to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the …

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Webinar | Climate Channel : Agenda 2021 : South Asian Environment Dialogue 13th

By ICCCAD
January 4, 2021
in :  Dr Saleemul Huq Media, Video-Media, Webinar recordings and slides
285

Watch the Webinar  Hosted by Climate Channel  

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Webinar | UK-Bangladesh Climate Partnership Forum virtual series

By ICCCAD
January 4, 2021
in :  Dr Saleemul Huq Media, Video-Media, Webinar recordings and slides
679

The UK-Bangladesh Climate Partnership Forum virtual series is building momentum on the journey to COP26. This virtual series will help to identify innovative ideas, partnerships and initiatives between Bangladesh and the UK that can catalyse climate action and build a community of practice, further strengthening collaboration between the two countries. Implementing and sustaining nature investments at scale   Combatting climate …

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Can Bangladesh become a knowledge economy?

By ICCCAD
December 30, 2020
in :  Daily Star Article, Dr Saleemul Huq Media, News
181

As we say goodbye to the terrible year of 2020 and enter not just a new year in 2021 but a new decade to 2030, it is time to look ahead with some sense of optimism for our country over the coming decade. Bangladesh has the opportunity and potential for becoming a significant knowledge-based economy by 2030 if we make …

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