The Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended a few weeks ago. Its outcomes have received mixed reviews by observers and media. Some have touted it as a success, or partially successful and some others have dubbed it as a failure. I think the level of success or failure depends on the …

  Tensions were high going into the Conference of Parties (COP) 26 at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow, Scotland, this year. COP this year was held from November 1 to 12. From the looks of this year’s COP, the goal of keeping the rising global temperature to 1.5 Celsius was still the major point of the discussion, keeping the …

  ‘Loss and Damage’ (L&D) is a term used in climate negotiations to describe the unavoidable effects of climate change which has become increasingly evident in recent years, such as severe storms, major wildfires, frequent floods, heatwaves, droughts and so on. This year, at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26), L&D emerged as a significant point …

As manifested through recent climatic events in different countries across the world, loss and damage from climate change is a real and increasing threat to the most vulnerable communities, particularly in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). However, due to its highly political nature, the topic, despite being a question of survival for the vulnerable countries, has not made much progress …

    World leaders, delegates from the nation countries recently gathered in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in partnership between the UK and Italy in November 2021 in Glasgow to agree on a path forward for tackling global warming. Parties debated over the issues on net zero-emission, Loss and Damage, Mitigation and Adaptation, Finance, Transparency to develop a …

One of the veterans of the COP summit, Dr Saleemul Huq once again attended the conference last month. Regarded as one of the most influential climate scientists and policy experts in the world, Huq is widely cited in the international media and advocacy literature when it comes to climate change policy issues. The Bangladeshi academic and advocate is the Director …

Climate Tribune | December 2021 “How to influence the COP process: ICCCAD’s role in COP26“ Articles in the series ‘I am quite disheartened by the outcome of COP26’ (INTERVIEW WITH LEADING CLIMATE POLICY EXPERT SALEEMUL HUQ) by Magnus Mayeen Ahmed ‘Outcome on capacity building at COP26’ by Prof Mizan R Khan ‘If finance is not agreed,nothing is agreed’ by Tasfia Tasnim ‘Loss …

Climate Tribune | November 2021 Climate Tribune’s November issue is on the crucial subject of “Climate Justice”. The editorial reflects how climate change is an ethical and political issue rather than one that is purely environmental or physical in nature. Articles in the series Climate change actions must be gender sensitive to address the existing inequality in the society (INTERVIEW …

Climate Tribune | October 2021 “Impact of Climate Change on Food“ The editorial captures how climate change is putting food production at risk, and how disasters affect food security and the agriculture sector as a whole. Articles in the series How fishery and climate change affect each other by Catherine Fogli How small cities coped with food insecurity during Covid …

Climate Tribune | September 2021 “Adaptation and Human Impacts“   Articles in the series Who is an adaptation expert? By Saleemul Huq and Sirazoom Munira Is cryptocurrency bad for climate? By Towrin Zaman Raya  Quest for survival or to the claws of death? by Sumaiya Binte Anwar and Mahmuda Akter  Critical discussions on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by Ali Mohammad Rezaie and Farah Anzum  IPCC sixth assessment report: …