(This article was originally posted here) The government is planning to update the climate change strategy and action plan in line with the current situation to set priority, directions and importance while undertaking development projects. “We are planning to make the updates as the climatic situation in Bangladesh has been changing gradually and some new issues need to be incorporated,” …

(This article was originally posted here)   Climate change is a clear and present danger, forcing countries to evolve their policies constantly to keep up, participants at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction said today.  “It’s clear that climate change is going to have dramatic consequences for disaster risk reduction, particularly for poorer countries,” said Mr. Phil Evans, Government …

(This article was originally published here) Energy is the most talked about issue these days in the context of the growing world population, climate change, and the need to reduce our carbon footprint. Increasing the renewable energy mix is the way forward for all nations. While there are fast and slow movers in the race to incorporate renewable energy, lessons …

(This article was originally published here) We travel by car and speed-boat to the island of Kitubdia in the Bay of Bengal. From the ferry ghat, it is a bumpy 15-minute ride into town in the back of a jalopy. I’ve come to the island with Bangladeshi friends to research the impact of climate change on this community of fishermen …

(This article was originally published here) Climate change is a “sexy” topic in contemporary global discourses. In Bangladesh, recurrent natural disasters over the past few decades stand witness to the manifestations of climate change. Scientific research, peer-reviewed literature, and social studies posit the country to be one of the most vulnerable in the world.  As an environmentalist having worked in …

(This article was originally published here)   ‘The last pillar is the Lima-Paris agenda, also called the agenda of solutions’ The Conference of Parties, the COP, is the United Nations framework for Climate negotiations. In December 2015, Paris will host the next COP: COP21. COP21 is not “one more COP,” because humanity is at a turning point regarding climate risk. …

(This article was originally published here) The western media regularly heralds reports of the latest technologies that will solve the problem of global warming — these are portrayed as miracle fixes which will reverse the damage caused by decades of industrialisation. The inconvenient truth, however, is that there is no “silver bullet.” Bangladesh being a climate conscious nation, has long …

(This article was originally published here) Polluters must stop delaying the settlement of carbon emission cut and climate finance disbursement for vulnerable nations in the name of negotiation, a discussion was told yesterday. “The negotiations between the polluters – mostly industrialised countries – and the vulnerable countries has been happening for years. Yet, there are no specific road map that …

(This article was originally published here) The occurrence of cyclone Komen is unusual for this time of the year, when it is the middle of monsoon in the country, experts said. “Cyclone at this time of year is completely unusual,” Dr Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, told the Dhaka Tribune. In Bangladesh, April-May …

(This article has been originally published here) Seasonal migration is common among Bangladeshis living in extreme poverty (less than $1.25 a day) to cope with difficulties finding sufficient employment in their villages. Attracted by the availability of jobs, many move to urban and rural areas in other districts. The land-use patterns of the southwestern coast of Bangladesh has changed over …