Bangladeshi scientist and campaigner Saleemul Huq attended every UN climate summit and championed the cause of developing countries Veteran Bangladeshi climate scientist and campaigner Saleemul Huq died on Sunday at the age of 71. After the think tank he directed announced his death, tributes poured in from climate campaigners, diplomats, scientists and others. The head of the Climate Action Network, …
Climate justice and equity must be central to this year’s climate negotiations. Join #ACT2025 on June 10 as they break down the 4 key actions vulnerable countries need from policymakers at #COP28. Register here: https://bit.ly/45LwX9k Date: 10 June 2023 Time: 16:15 – 17:30 (CEST) Location: Room Bonn, World Conference Centre, Bonn The Global Stocktake at COP28 will evaluate how much progress has been made in the fight …
Climate Tribune | March 2023 Articles in the series Climate justice for women and state obligations under international law by Dr Christopher Bartlett Gender inequality and climate crisis: The two most pressing challenges of the century by Gitanjali Singh A Woman of Substance by Kazi Amdadul Hoque Women-led community water governance by Palash Sarker and Jesmin Akhter
Watched Prof Saleemul Huq answered the question on Sky News Climate Show Q&A Expert on Climate Justice. This clip part of Sky News Weekly Climate Show’s Q&A section which originally published on SkyNews Youtube Channel. Find the full clip link– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh4Rhh-BCnA
A conversation from COP27 on inclusive locally led adaptation. When it comes to climate change adaptation in affected communities, top-down approaches where international- and national-level decision-makers drive interventions do not work. In recognition of this, efforts to promote locally led adaptation (LLA) have been growing steadily and in August 2022, over 100 organisations endorsed eight core principles to strengthen the …
Watch the clip where Prof Saleemul Huq speaking to Philanthropies funding Climate Justice in Bonn on 7th June 2022.
Feminist action for climate justice is crucial
We have come a long way from questioning “why gender in climate change actions.” To quickly recapitulate the criticality of gender in climate actions: Vulnerability and capacity with regards to disaster and climate change impacts are related to power and privileges. Women and marginalized groups are at the bottom of the power structure and have the least power, privileges, …
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 …
This article is part of a Special Issue, “Climate Finance Justice: International Perspectives on Climate Policy, Social Justice, and Capital,” edited by Lauren Gifford and Chris Knudson Abstract How much finance should be provided to support climate change adaptation and by whom? How should it be allocated, and on what basis? Over the years, various actors have expressed different normative …
“It is very important for people to know about climate change because it will matter to their survival in the coming days,” says DJ Wena, aged 12, from a small village in the Philippines. She is one of the main anchors of a local radio program called Voice of the Youth, Sound of the Truth. It is a weekly children’s …
