Bangladesh
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)
Climate change to make India monsoons worse
Indian communities need to take matters into their own hands to put an end to disasters like the flooding in Uttarakhand
Indian MP: UK should ditch fossil fuel subsidies
Kalikesh Singh Deo praises the country’s climate legislation but says low targets and fossil fuel subsidies blot its record
South Asian MPs visit UK to urge greater climate ambition
Parliamentarians from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh head to London to call for greater investment in renewable technologies
Bangladesh pushes adaptation strategy as climate fears grow
Climate adaptation planning is likely to become a priority for Bangladesh’s leaders as the hopes of keeping global temperatures within safe limits decrease
Adaptation finance must top priorities at US ministerial summit
Bangladesh lead climate change negotiator Quamrul Chowdhury says urgent and increased levels of finance are needed
World’s poorest could accept binding emission cuts
Least Developed Countries bloc at UN climate talks say they are prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases
Bangladesh, India & China at ‘high risk’ from natural disasters
Leading emerging markets lack resilience to cope with natural disasters and extreme weather events according to risk analysts Maplecroft
Energy shortages depriving one billion from healthcare access
Report from NGO Practical Action calls for investment in small-scale renewables and off-grid technologies to be increased
India and Nepal face struggle over water resources
Water scarcity in the world’s ‘third pole’ could be exacerbated by climate change
Time to formally recognise climate migrants, says new report
Environmental Justice Foundation calls for international agreement to provide refugee status to those fleeing climate impacts
Youth Profile #5: Bangladeshi youth fight to give world’s second most climate vulnerable country a voice
In the fifth in RTCC’s youth series, Abdullah Al Razwan Nabin from the Bangladesh Youth Movement for Climate talks about building capacity in the world’s 2nd most vulnerable country.
UK signs clean energy research agreement with Bangladesh
Universities to collaborate on projects to aid Dhaka’s energy policy, engineering and technology.
Fighting for the survival of the Sundarbans
Bangladesh’s government is planning to build a coal power station in an area rich in biodiversity. RTCC has an exclusive report from the Sundarbans on what is proving a bitter fight for local activists.