Bangladesh
Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme
Climate change to wipe 2% off Bangladesh GDP by 2050
NEWS: Low-lying developing state lays out adaptation strategy, pledges carbon cuts in contribution to UN deal
Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk
ANALYSIS: Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have weak institutions
Pakistan, Bangladesh face ‘state failure’ as globe heats up
NEWS: Study compiled by US, UK, China and India experts underlines migration threat from warming world
India PM Modi endorses controversial Sundarbans coal plant
NEWS: Green campaigners are turning to banks in bid to block polluting project as Bangladesh and India give green light
UN climate body needs “automatic” system to split rich and poor
NEWS: Old divisions between developed and developing need to be revisited and perhaps changed, says Bangladeshi diplomat
Sundarbans islanders face stark choice as sea levels rise
NEWS: Millions in delta region of India and Bangladesh must change their livelihoods or migrate as they lose land to erosion
Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
NEWS: An international team of researchers will boost food security for 300 million people in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Poor nations expect too much climate aid from west
NEWS: As rich countries struggle with economic downturn, poor nations must deal with climate impacts themselves, says Hossain Manju
How are Rwanda, Ethiopia and Bangladesh preparing for climate change?
ANALYSIS: Better information and more financial support essential for poor countries to prepare for future impacts, say IIED
Climate change could create more Boko Haram extremists – study
NEWS: Drought, famine and crop failures could destabilise 32 countries in Africa and Asia, warn risk analysts
Quamrul Chowdhury: Leaders must commit to 1.5C warming limit
COMMENT: Lead climate negotiator for least developed countries says he wants firm commitments at New York summit
Climate change could slash 8.7% from India’s GDP by 2100
NEWS: The Asian Development Bank warns economic cost of climate change will challenge efforts to lift people out of poverty
Pakistan faces ‘environmental cataclysm’ warn officials
NEWS: Governments in Islamabad and Delhi are not preparing for potential climate impacts, says new research
Bangladesh and climate change: time to change the narrative?
COMMENT: Rising tides threaten the country’s future, but a resilient population is thriving despite adversity, writes Saleemul Huq
World’s poorest call for UN climate process to be accelerated
A UN submission by the least developed countries group says that early pledges are key to successful Paris treaty
Climate change could exacerbate drug smuggling and human trafficking
Former Bangladesh foreign minister predicts soaring crime rates as impacts of global warming hit countries
Bangladesh rated world’s most vulnerable country to climate change
A third of global economic output worth $44 trillion is likely to face ‘high’ or ‘extreme’ risk as a result of global warming
Bangladeshi NGOs bribe government to release climate funds, says report
Morning summary: New research accuses Bangladeshi authorities of corruption; ICAO rejects EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme; UK nuclear power plant deal is in the offing
Why I cannot congratulate President Obama on his climate plan
The change in tone may be significant but for these feeling the impacts now, its too little too late, writes Dr Saleemul Huq of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)