Adaptation

Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen, the Norwegian ambassador to Bangladesh, stated today that his nation is keen to collaborate with Bangladesh in the areas of fisheries, crop diversification, and climate adaption.  “Various Norwegian companies are interested to work...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a financial agreement recently with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) to enhance locally appropriate and socio-economically beneficial adaptation and promote climate-resilient crop value...

The UN General Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution calling for “international cooperation” and “multilateralism” in the fight against COVID-19, in the first text to come out of the international body since the outbreak began. The...

Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against destructive climate change impacts already in the pipeline or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission led by former UN head Ban Ki-moon warned...

Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. According to the Climate Risk Index (2018), Bangladesh is in sixth position having experienced 187 climate-related extreme weather events (hereafter “EWEs”) between 1997 and...