Environment

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have agreed to partner toward a “green recovery” for members confronting the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa...

Europe has been struck by more frequent and extensive flooding in the last decades than at any other time in the past 500 years, according to a sweeping analysis of the continent’s flood history released Wednesday....

The flood situation has worsened further in the Brahmaputra and Meghna basins due to the onrush of hilly water coming the upstream, reports BSS. As the major rivers of the basin are flowing above the danger...

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her steadfast commitment to ensuring housing for all, including the flood and river erosion-hit people, as she inaugurated the world’s biggest rehabilitation project for the climate refugees in...

Portugal awarded a human rights award to teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg last Monday. She later promised to donate the entire amount to some groups working to protect the environment and combat climate change. Greta Thunberg has been...

Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Autism, has been chosen as a “Thematic Ambassador” by Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) under the thematic domain of ‘Vulnerability’, reports BSS. Saima, who...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hits the Alaska peninsula yesterday, as stated by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, with an epicenter at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), prompted the U.S. National Tsunami Warning...

The floodwaters will increase till July 25 and decrease from the next day. State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Enamur Rahman said. He was speaking at the signing ceremony of a rescue ship construction contract...

Livestock officials have found a rare species of tortoise in the eastern Indian city of Balasore. The yellow turtle was rescued by locals from Sujanpur village in Balasore district on Sunday. They called officials of the...

The controversial Matarbari Coal Power Plant which is funded by The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) came under fire from civil society organizations this week for unsafe working practices resulting in the death and serious injury...