Prospects of climate resilient agriculture in Barind area bright

Many farmers are attaining additional benefits through the method of Alternate Wetting and Drying- WD in the Barind area which is being detected as water-stressed due to the adverse impact of climate change. Abdul Matin, 45, a farmer of Hossaindanga village under Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district, has been using the

UN pledges funding for climate actions in Bangladesh: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister  Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Monday said the United Nations (UN) will provide  substantial funding to Bangladesh through its various agencies to combat  climate change. He emphasised the need for increased financial support, stating that the  allocated Taka 35,000 crore from 24 ministries in the current

Climate change amplifying households’ food insecurity

Studies have long shown that some women’s lower status in Nepali households could mean that they eat last and less and as a result lack nutrition. Experts are now looking into how this could affect their mental health, and if the growing impacts of climate change might amplify the process. “When

How Asia can unlock $800b of climate financing

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region face a shortfall of at least $800 billion in climate financing. With public finances depleted by the pandemic, policymakers must unlock the vast potential of private capital to join the fight more effectively against global warming. Doing so will demand a coordinated and multi-faceted approach by

Beware climate finance charade

Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate losses and damages. Global warming accelerating Rich countries are mainly responsible for the fast-worsening global warming as developing nations suffer more of its adverse effects. Worse, they are much

Geopolitical tension a major threat to climate action: IEA chief

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday that nations need to set aside "geopolitical tensions" and fight for greater international cooperation in order to advance the struggle against climate change. "The 1.5C target" agreed in Paris in 2015 is "still within reach" but it faces "many challenges" the energy watchdog's boss

A new local oversight structure needed to achieve SDGS, climate action

The links between Agenda 2030 and SDGs, including climate action and biodiversity preservation are clear and straightforward. Yet, leveraging them, and bringing them to together in a unified framework, remains extremely challenging. The only way possible to create synergies would be to rethink the way governments are accountable towards these issues