At the forefront of the climate and ecological emergency. Dr. Saleemul Huq supports action that brings focus to the existential threat represented by our leaders’ lack of action.   Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. To know more about …

Sussex Development Lectures Bangladesh’s journey towards tackling poverty and climate change 21 March 201917:00–18:30 IDS, Convening SpaceInstitute of Development Studies University of Sussex Library Road Brighton BN1 9RE Bangladesh has been well known as both a poor as well as climate vulnerable country for several decades. However the country is now well on the path to graduate out of Least …

Watch! Dr. Saleemul Huq’s speech at Launch of Regional Climate Finance Network in Bangkok. The ESCAP Second Regional Workshop: Innovative climate finance mechanisms for financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region took place from 6 March to 7 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Watch Dr. Saleemul Huq’s opening speech at 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum. The 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum took place from 17 to 19 October 2018, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

Dr. Saleemul Huq was invited by the Prime Minister of Fiji as one of fifteen selected individuals from around the world to give an 8 minute TED Talk as part of a high level Talanoa Dialogue held in front of an audience of 400 people at the Royal Institution on London, UK on 29th November 2018  

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), wraps up the 16th Development and Climate Days for 2018. He looks back at the history of D&C Days, and looks forward to linking the event more closely with the Community-Based Adaptation conference, which will …

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), discusses the issue of loss and damage. Huq analyses its history in the UNFCCC process, which started in Poland, the latest consensus among developing countries, and the efforts to embed it at COP24.

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views on capacity building at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. He discusses its place in the Paris Agreement, why it’s important, what’s being done on the issue, and what progress can be expected at …

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views as COP24 gets under way in Katowice, Poland. He discusses the Paris Agreement rulebook, and why the recent wildfires in the United States and other global disasters mean the discussions on loss …