Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), discusses the issue of loss and damage. Huq analyses its history in the UNFCCC process, which started in Poland, the latest consensus among developing countries, and the efforts to embed it at COP24.

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views on capacity building at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. He discusses its place in the Paris Agreement, why it’s important, what’s being done on the issue, and what progress can be expected at …

Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views as COP24 gets under way in Katowice, Poland. He discusses the Paris Agreement rulebook, and why the recent wildfires in the United States and other global disasters mean the discussions on loss …

Loss and damage compensation and climate change litigation are on the horizon to protect the most vulnerable from failing high emitters. Excerpt from interview with Dr Saleemul Huq, Independent University of Bangladesh.

The Rohingya influx has put a critical impact on the forest land as thousands of hectares have been destroyed for making makeshift camps.   Potentially more than 50% (10,000- 25,000 ha) of remaining forest degraded in the area.   Forest degradation due to fuel-wood collection has been an ongoing issue in the area.  

Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director of ICCCAD Delivered his speech at Climate Change And Development Seminar Series hosted by the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at Sussex University, UK . The Seminar is held on Monday 16 April 13.00 – 14.30 at IDS, Room 221.   Here is the Recorded video link of this Seminar

Closing speech of Dr. Saleemul Huq on 11th international conference on Community based adaptation (CBA11) at Kampala,Uganda where over 300 participants from over fifty countries can participate.

Bangladesh reacts to US withdrawal from Paris climate accord

  The Bangladeshi scientist Dr. Saleemul Huq is a key advisor to the countries which are most vulnerable to global warming. He is uniquely qualified to warn how climate change is transforming the planet.