Seen from the global south, the funding scenario that results from a fragmented global-policy arena is totally unfair. The Bangladeshi climate scholar Saleemul Huq discussed matters in a D+C/E+Z interview. In my reading, the Glasgow climate summit COP26 basically resulted in leaving it to market forces to put a check on global warming. The agreements made invite private-sector companies to …
From Fires to Floods to Sea Level Rise, Human-Induced Climate Crisis Is Severely Disrupting Earth
We continue to discuss the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which details the damage of climate change already underway around the world and warns that much worse is yet to come unless governments drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The report tallies the losses from human-induced climate change “in an absolutely scientifically verifiable and attributable manner,” says climate …
To prevent death and destruction, accept climate science
At the climate summit in Glasgow, climate vulnerable countries want to see progress in three areas: more ambitious emission reductions, the fulfilment of existing funding pledges and solidarity in view of increasing losses and damages. The Bangladeshi climate expert Saleemul Huq explained why in a D+C/E+C interview. Bangladesh is especially exposed to climate risks. What kind of results must …
Climate change impacts are not taking time off because of Covid-19 crisis: Dr Saleemul Huq
Climate change and disaster risks are increasingly affecting the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) across the world. Bangladesh, a lower- middle-income country which graduated from the LDC status in 2015, is no exception. In this backdrop, the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests is executing the Formulation and Advancement of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process funded by the …
‘Climate change is happening faster than it was predicted’
Bangladesh is the only country in the world that has prepared a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, and that is also 10 years ago
Saleemul Huq is a leading climate expert and is the co-author of a number of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. On the eve of an international climate conference in Dhaka, titled “6th Gobeshona: International Conference on Research into Action” The Business Standard has talked with him on a number of burning issues. The interview was done by Shibabrata …
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
“Swimming against the tide”
The Bangladeshi scholar Saleemul Huq has been observing international climate negotiations from the start. In our interview, he assessed the EU’s role. In what sense is the EU important in climate talks? It is extremely important because it is a block of rich nations which are still willing to be ambitious. By contrast, the USA under President Donald Trump is …
Tackling Climate Emergency: The Role of the Bangladeshi Diaspora in the UK
The London Climate Week will be held during the first week of July to scale up and identify practical solutions to address climate change. Against this backdrop the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the Royal Geographical Society with IBG (RGSIBG), UK will jointly organise two events to interact with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom …
Tackling Climate Emergency: The Role of the Bangladeshi Diaspora in the UK
The London Climate Week will be held during the first week of July to scale up and identify practical solutions to address climate change. Against this backdrop the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the Royal Geographical Society with IBG (RGSIBG), UK will jointly organise two events to interact with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom …