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 …

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 …

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 …

Five years after the 2015 Paris Agreement was negotiated into existence, climate scientist Saleemul Huq says we are living in a climate-changed world. Five years on, the United Kingdom — as the incoming president of COP26 to be held in November 2021— has convened a Climate Ambition Summit. To be held on the fifth anniversary of that momentous night, it …

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) is going to organize Webinar on Why invest in Locally Led Adaptation in the lead up to COP 26. Date: 15 November 2020 (Sunday) Time: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Bangladesh Time (GMT/UTC +6), 2.00PM-3.00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Where: Online, using Zoom Under Theme 1: Green Fair and Resilient Recovery of LCAW …

The 26th annual Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was supposed to have been held this week in Glasgow, Scotland under the chairmanship of the government of the United Kingdom. It has now been postponed until November 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is very important that actions to tackle …

You are cordially welcome to watch the recording of the webinar on COP26 and UK-Bangladesh Collaboration to tackle Climate Change, held on 18 June 2020 here: Event Date: 18 June 2020 Organized by: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) The webinar followed the modality of a dialogue and discussion among Prof. Saleemul Huq and other distinguished experts on …

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) is going to organize Webinar on COP26 and UK-Bangladesh Collaboration to Tackle Climate Change . Date: Thursday, 18 June 2020 Time: 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm Bangladesh Time (GMT/UTC +6) The webinar will be a conversation with Dr. Saleemul Huq and several distinguished experts to know the latest development of COP26, exploring gender …

As Bangladesh assumes the leadership of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) for the next two years, including at the next Conference of Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021, there is an opportunity for Bangladesh to push for the issue of loss and damage from climate change to be made a central topic for discussion at …

The current Covid-19 pandemic emergency is combining with the climate change emergency as we speak, and as we tackle the first, we also need to tackle the second at the same time. The next major opportunity to tackle the climate change emergency will be at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland next year. Prime …