Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
Bangladesh
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Film links melting glaciers, land loss in Bangladesh
UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Melting ice in Antarctica puts as many as 30 million people in Bangladesh at risk of losing their homes over the coming century, according to a new documentary
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Dynamics of rural growth in Bangladesh: sustaining poverty reduction
The rural economy in Bangladesh has powerfully advanced economic growth and substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh
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Business case for the Bangladeshi private sector to invest in climate change and access international climate finance
This paper is aimed at members of the Bangladeshi private sector, developed based on consultation with in-country stakeholders. It outlines the case for action on climate change by the private sector,
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Impact of the upper tropospheric cooling trend over Central Asia on the Indian summer monsoon rainfall and the Bay of Bengal cyclone tracks
<p>The Indian summer monsoon rainfall had a threedecade long alternate dry and wet epochs during about 150 years from 1840 to 1989. The dry epochs resulted in frequent drought monsoons affecting agriculture,
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Monitoring, reporting and verification requirements and implementation costs for climate change mitigation activities: focus on Bangladesh, India, Mexico, and Vietnam
This report describes and estimates implementation costs for key monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) requirements for low emissions development programs requiring MRV systems. MRV system development
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Unlocking climate finance for decentralised energy access
Achieving energy access for everyone requires more and better targeted investment, but what role does climate finance play in filling the funding gaps? This paper examines data on the major climate funds
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Private sector engagement in climate change action in Bangladesh: creating an enabling environment
This policy brief examines the role of the private sector in Climate Compatible Development (CCD) in Bangladesh. It provides a rationale for the private sector’s engagement in CCD, an overview of its current
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Cyclone Roanu kills 24 in Bangladesh
At least 24 people were killed as tropical cyclone Roanu lashed the coast of Bangladesh with heavy winds and torrential rains, also forcing the evacuation of half a million residents, authorities said.
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India projected to add 300 million urban residents by 2050: UN report
India is projected to add 300 million new urban residents by 2050 and it will need to build climate-friendly cities to address the challenge of accommodating the needs of the growing population, a UN report
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Glencore zinc mine must be shut down, say traditional owners
The McArthur River mine in the Northern Territory – one of the world’s biggest zinc, lead and silver mines – must shut immediately and owner Glencore must cover the clean-up costs, say traditional owners