Weather disasters fueled by climate change, from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires, sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned on Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims. In a sweeping report on the issue, the UN agency detailed the heart-wrenching stories
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Panic grips people living by Teesta as river flowing 30 cm above danger level
More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon
More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say. The Mamiraua Institute, a research group of Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, said
Entrepreneurs urged to invest in climate resilience projects
Entrepreneurs can take policy support through investing in climate resilience projects in line with the government's target to generate 40 percent of the energy from renewable sources, according to special envoy to prime minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has committed and made a bold statement that we want
60pc of country population in high flood risk: Report
Nearly 60% of Bangladesh’s population is exposed to high flood risk, according to a new report. The report published on Wednesday by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Centre for Climate Change Economics also mentioned that around 45% are exposed to high fluvial flood risk, the highest
New red list of plants shows country lost seven species
Bangladesh has over the last century lost seven plant species that once occurred in the country, and now risks losing at least another five, according to the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the country’s plant life. The new national red list identifies the species that have been extirpated as fita champa (Magnolia
IMF, WB under pressure to boost climate change financing
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a two-day summit in Paris, aiming to tackle the interlinked challenges of poverty alleviation and climate change. The meetings, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, have been billed as an opportunity to refocus the global financial
55 Kodomtola: Greening Gulshan Lakeside
Among all the areas in Dhaka which is, unfortunately, one of the most polluted and densely populated cities in the world, Gulshan is considered part of the high-end neighbourhoods that hosts the diplomatic zone as well as several ritzy hotels, corporate offices and posh restaurants. The upscale area with less noisy,
Bonayan to distribute 5m saplings
Bonayan will be distributing five million saplings across the country this year (2023) to various stakeholders, a press release said on Wednesday. Bonayan initiated the campaign in line with the government’s National Tree Plantation Campaign. The afforestation programme has so far distributed 120 million fruit, forestry, and medicinal saplings free of
Bonayan to distribute 5m saplings this year
Bonayan, an online & physical retailer of gardening & nursery, has started distributing five million saplings among various stakeholders across the country this year, a press release said on Tuesday. The private sector-driven afforestation programme kicked off the sapling distribution for the year on the World Environment Day on Monday. Bonayan initiated