Watch Webinar – Bangladesh: Leader in Nature-Based Solution hosted by EcoShape . Highlights from webinar Bangladesh: Leader in Nature-based Solutions
COP26 Lecture 6 – Perspective of the least developed countries on loss & damage from climate change
The Road to COP 26/CMA 3 Preparatory Lecture Series Watch this recorded lecture via Youtube This is the sixth lecture in the COP26/CMA 3 Preparatory Lecture Series. For more information about this lecture series please visit this link: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/law/about-us/news/daniel-bodansky-road-to-paris-and-glasgow/
Priorities for the 31 March Ministerial Meeting on Climate and Development
On the 31st March 2021, the UK government will convene the Climate and Development Ministerial meeting to discuss practical next steps on priority issues for climate vulnerable countries and communities ahead of COP26. Professor Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, provides his insights on priorities in conversation with Professor Fiona Nunan. Which major challenges facing low and middle-income …
Updating Bangladesh’s climate change strategy and action plan
In 2009 Bangladesh developed and released the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) which was the first of its kind at that time. It was a remarkable document for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was developed entirely by Bangladeshi experts with Bangladesh government’s own funds, rather than by international consultants funded by a developed country or UN …
We are taking us to the verge of destruction
Director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) – Internationally renowned environmental and climate change expert and teacher Saleemul Huq. He talked about the impact of climate change and disaster on December 20 with the Prothom Alo. Click here to view the this interview on Prothom Alo . This Interview published on December 25, 2017 at Prothom Alo .
Two years of the Paris Agreement
Moving from words to action in tackling climate change On December 12, 2015 at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris, France, under the leadership of the then President Hollande, the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted. It was a historic agreement for a number of important …
Easing the pressure on Dhaka
Developing climate resilient and migrant-friendly secondary cities The second Annual National Conference on Urban Resilience was just held in Dhaka and in three days it brought together several hundred people from different sectors including the central government, local government, mayors and town planners, as well as researchers, academics, NGOs and private sector actors to discuss the future pathways to build …
What to look forward to in COP23
What to look forward to in COP23 I have just arrived in Bonn, Germany to attend the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held here for the next two weeks. The annual COP takes place in November or December each year and is hosted by a country in a different …
From donors to partners
From donors to partners Our relationship with developed countries needs to change so that we can become an active partner from a passive recipient of aid In my column last week, I wrote about the prospects of Bangladesh graduating from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in the next few years and the need to anticipate the consequent loss of access …
