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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser on the environment, forests, and climate change, today called on everyone to help preserve nature in order to leave a habitable planet for coming generations. During the ‘Prokriti O Jibon Foundation –...

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for the environment, forests, and climate change, emphasised today the importance of international cooperation in combating climate change. She called on all affluent nations to fulfil their pledges to provide technological assistance...

A United Nations report released on Wednesday suggests that unless sustainable solutions are given priority, the surge in demand for cooling systems in emerging nations could exacerbate climate change. According to the UN Environment Agency (UNEP)...

In regards to water, climate change, and cryosphere preservation, Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has emphasized the urgent need to move from empty words and promises to concrete steps and delivery. “We...

Small island nations around the world are bracing for shocks to their economies and environments due to their extreme vulnerability to climate change, lack of wealth to reverse it on their own, and lack of poverty...

The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to contribute over $11 billion to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to expand the bank’s financing capacity by $70 billion over a...

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...

Bangladesh and other developing nations at risk from climate change must provide consistent and sufficient grant-based public funding for adaptation. Developed nations need to stick to their promise to raise $10 trillion a year by 2025....

Beijing officials reported on Thursday that this week saw the hottest late-October day ever recorded in the Chinese capital, with temperatures climbing beyond 27 degrees Celsius all throughout the city. With heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires plaguing...

A US source said Friday that US ambassador John Kerry will visit China soon to discuss climate change cooperation, as the opposing countries gradually resume diplomacy after a period of high tension. A State Department spokesman...