Bangladesh is planning to adapt to the adverse impacts of human-induced climate change and aiming to become a resilient country by 2030, as both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change goals are supposed to be achieved by that year. At the same time, we are looking forward to graduating out of the Least Developed …
Where is the $100 billion to tackle climate change?
On December 12, 2020, it was the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the occasion was marked by a Climate Ambition Summit hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom, who serves as the …
Webinar Recording: COP26 and UK-Bangladesh Collaboration to tackle Climate Change
You are cordially welcome to watch the recording of the webinar on COP26 and UK-Bangladesh Collaboration to tackle Climate Change, held on 18 June 2020 here: Event Date: 18 June 2020 Organized by: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) The webinar followed the modality of a dialogue and discussion among Prof. Saleemul Huq and other distinguished experts on …
A developing partnership between Bangladesh and the UK to tackle climate change
Earlier this month, during the London Climate Action week, my organisation, the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, together with the UK’s Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and the Bangladesh High Commission in London, organised a major event with several hundred Londoners, including many British Bangladeshis, themed “Learning lessons from Bangladesh”. The speakers included myself; Saida Muna Tasneem, High Commissioner …
Building national capacity to tackle climate change
Under Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all countries are supposed to ensure awareness, education and capacity building to tackle climate change with the developed countries also promising to support these efforts in the developing countries. Each year, at the annual Conference of the Parties (COP), there is a negotiating track to review progress …