The poor, particularly women and socially marginalised communities, are severely affected in all the climate hotspots.
Greater efforts needed to level up poorer regions like Barishal and Rangpur
We need to ensure an intersectional approach to climate action.
The Copernicus Report is another reminder for global leaders about the global warming trajectory that we are on now.
The origins of this crisis trace back to the 1970s when deep tube wells were drilled to combat infant mortality from waterborne diseases.
Sudden temperature drops in winter, sweltering and frequent heatwaves in summer, poor rainfall during monsoon, and four cyclones marked this year, and the experts blame it on climate change.
We must redirect focus to renewable energy
Recent data reveals terrifying conditions of freshwater bodies in the country.
Why sit on the proposal to produce 1,000 MW of solar power?
Weather variations in Bangladesh, caused by climate change, is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting mental health of people, says a new World Bank Report.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament says there is a possibility that around four crore people of 70 upazilas in 19 districts might be displaced due to climate change. The premier, however, did not mention how many years it may take.
Over 19 million children across Bangladesh -- a quarter of them under 5 -- bear the brunt of climate change disasters, according to a Unicef report which says the climate crisis threatens child nutrition in the country.
Over 19 million children -- a quarter of them under 5 -- spread across Bangladesh are at the front line of climate change disasters, a UN report says mentioning that climate change threatens child nutrition here.
As a country with a significantly long coastline, the adverse impacts of saltwater intrusion is substantial on Bangladesh.
More than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s population is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall from climate change, the World Bank says.
Bangladesh remains among the countries most affected during climate change in the past two decades, German think-tank Germanwatch says in a report.
