Bangladesh News
Bangladesh and India need to talk about sharing water on two major rivers, the Teesta and Ganges. But experts on both sides say much depends on political consensus and the right atmosphere for negotiations.
As a heatwave grips Bangladesh, social media influencers call for tree planting but experts say solving heat problem is complex.
Policy & Finance
Islamic charitable giving could fund Bangladesh climate adaptation
Charitable giving in Bangladesh could raise enough to adapt to climate change if pooled and coordinated.
Problematic switches to shrimp farming in areas of rising salinity in India and Bangladesh underline the need for political reform.
Policy & Finance
Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Bangladesh Opinion
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.
Food & Agriculture
Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year
Many Muslim-majority populations live in areas considered to be most vulnerable to climate impacts. The World Food Program says the practice of abstaining from food has become an ongoing reality for millions throughout the year.
Governments in the region must fix their opaque regulatory frameworks and make use of innovative financing models, says analyst Shantanu Srivastava.
Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.
Policy & Finance
My country needs climate finance now to face difficult years ahead
Policy & Finance
Loss and damage as a common climate cause
Carbon & Climate
Getting to global climate solidarity
Policy & Finance
How the Indo-Pacific can beat the SDG cash crunch
Bangladesh Videos
Carbon & Climate
What you need to know about sustainable cooling and climate change
EB Studio
What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.
At the 2017 World Economic Forum, former US Vice President Al Gore criticised the development of coal-fueled power plants near the world’s largest mangrove forest while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended the projects.
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond …
Carbon & Climate
Women don’t talk, they deliver results to tackle climate change
A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.
Bangladesh Podcasts
Carbon & Climate
Gardens beneath the bay: The existential threat of rising sea levels
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.
Bangladesh Press Releases
International Finance Corporation
IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp partner to improve food security in Bangladesh
NEU Battery Materials
NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding
Exponential Roadmap Initiative
New collaborative platform to engage with suppliers to halve GHG emissions before 2030
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Companies step up: Public-private partnerships for social good proliferate across Asia
Bangladesh Research
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
BirdLife International
State of the World's Birds 2018—taking the pulse of the planet
