The court does not specify how reparations in case of litigations should meet the distinct needs of women and marginalised communities.
As the climate crisis escalates, Bangladesh faces a critical challenge.
The climate clock is ticking faster than ever for countries like Bangladesh.
Being a low-lying delta, we are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, which is causing coastal erosion, displacement of communities, and saltwater intrusion into agricultural lands.
The distribution of benefits is unequal between buyers and sellers.
Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
There's a prevailing tendency to attribute common issues to climate-induced factors, without reliable data to back up the claims.
Sea level rise may displace almost nine lakh people from southern Bangladesh by 2050, because their homes and livelihood will be jeopardised.
A thorough and strategic approach is required to defend against the recurrent floods and climatic disasters Bangladesh faces.
There's a prevailing tendency to attribute common issues to climate-induced factors, without reliable data to back up the claims.
Sea level rise may displace almost nine lakh people from southern Bangladesh by 2050, because their homes and livelihood will be jeopardised.
A thorough and strategic approach is required to defend against the recurrent floods and climatic disasters Bangladesh faces.
We cannot continue to allow wealthy countries to externalise the damage of their pollution spree.
This new initiative aims to support both governments and civil societies in the vulnerable countries to enhance their knowledge of and responses to the adverse impacts of human-induced climate change.
Public financing from developed countries will never be sufficient.
The estimates of the total losses and damages run into many trillions of US dollars.
There has been a wave of climate change policies in recent years, but unfortunately, implementation efforts have remained fragmented.
Poverty rates in recent years have demonstrated an impressive steady improvement in Bangladesh.
On November 2, the government made the long-awaited National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (2023-2050) public.
