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
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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
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
Why climate and nature action must come together for a liveable planet
As COP28 delegates focus on the first Global Stocktake, there is no doubt that the race to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is vital. But while electric vehicles and solar power uptake have seen visible and welcome progress in particular, the transition to a thriving future on a healthy planet requires much
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
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