Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said burning of waste is strictly prohibited under any circumstances including at landfills such as the Matuail Sanitary Landfill in the capital. "Whether at Matuail or elsewhere, waste must not be burned. This practice poses a serious risk to public health and the environment,"
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Science ignored, promises delayed, Rizwana voices dismay over COP29 outcomes
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and as Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, urged the global and regional leaders to prioritize ambitious, evidence-based climate targets in the climate negotiations. Hasan, in an exclusive interview with IPS at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, speaks in detail
Saint Martin’s all corals will be bleached: Rizwana
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said 45 percent corals of the Saint Martin’s Island have been bleached and the rest are likely to be damaged by 2045 if economic activities cannot be controlled. “Corals can be recovered through controlling economic activities unless all corals will