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El embajador de Noruega en Bangladesh, Espen Rikter-Svendsen, ha destacado el papel crucial del acceso al capital en el desarrollo de la industria de energía renovable. Ha resaltado la necesidad de contar con socios financieros confiables para facilitar avances en la generación de e... Read More

In a remarkable fusion of tradition and innovation, a couple of Marma women and Manipuri men have taken the Bangladeshi fashion scene by storm with their unique creation: a sari woven entirely from ba... Read More

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed deep concern over the stuck Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, which was deposited with the then Farmers Bank, now known as Padma Bank Limited.

The parliamentary standing committee on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry asked the o... Read More

The parliamentary standing committee on environment on Tuesday asked the government to assess the possible damages in Bangladesh due to climate change before the COP28 beginning on November 30.

The parliamentary body also suggested the environment ministry to take appropriate measures f... Read More

The Climate Investment Fund (CIF), managed by Norfund will allocate nearly US$1.0 billion to eight developing countries including Bangladesh over the five years (2022-27).

The CIF is dedicated to invest in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies in developing countries with signifi... Read More

 Climate change is a big challenge for us, with implications for our economy. The World Bank says we will lose 2% of GDP by 2050 and 9% [b... Read More

Representatives from local communities, civil society organisations, and academia at an international conference on Wednesday called for ensuring equitable access to land for poor and marginalised people to address climate-related challenges.

They also said that the poor and marginalise... Read More

On September 23, the Preserve Planet Earth Climate Change Conference (PPECCC) took place, signifying the inaugural event in a planned series of conferences that will take place in major cities worldwide. Hosted at the Independent University, Bangladesh's auditorium, this event brought togethe... Read More

Senior climate change experts from India and Bangladesh have underlined the need to have financial support from developed countries as well as argued in favour of exploring innovative funding sources to compensate for the climate-linked loss and damage in the Sunderbans.

The experts agr... Read More

Saber Hossain Chowdhury, special envoy of the prime minister on environment and climate change, yesterday stressed the importance of having a mindset to look at development both from the lens of economic benefit as well as public health.

Saber, also chairman of the parliamentary standin... Read More