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.
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.
<p><strong>Bangladesh alongwith Sierra Leone and South Sudan led a ranking of countries facing extreme risks as a result of climate change, exacerbating the chances of civil conflict, according to a study by Maplecroft. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment,Bangladesh.</strong></p>
DHAKA : The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Wednesday approved five proposals, including the Bhairab River Re-excavation Project in Meherpur to be implemented by Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd, a company
The team of experts from the United Nations arrived at the Sundarbans on Monday to investigate the place of the oil spill. The government yesterday sealed the navigation route through the Sela River in
At least 82 brick fields, out of 150, in the Lakshmipur district are operating without the approval of the administration. They also did not follow any guideline while being set up. These illegal kilns,
DHAKA : Experts at a discussion here on Wednesday said the outcome of the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) held recently in Lima, Peru have disappointed Bangladesh and other developing countries as
Bangladesh has to play a proactive role to make the global leaders understand the significance of signing a legally binding protocol on climate change in the Paris summit in December 2015, speakers told
DHAKA : A project to address extreme monsoon flooding helped communities find solutions to tackling climate change affect with so far saving assets and livelihoods of 15,000 families from flood, reports
RAJSHAHI : Solar panel is going to be installed in 86 educational institutions in Rajshahi metropolis aiming at reducing the gradually rising pressure on electricity, reports BSS. During the current 2014-
DHAKA: The German Development Bank KfW, on-behalf of the German government, signed on Sunday an agreement with Bangladesh to provide fund for power transmission. The fund of 60 million euros, which is
Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks to