Innovation in Climate Finance (Article originally published on The Daily Star here) The recent Champion of the Earth award conferred upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was, significantly, a recognition of the struggle against climate change of the government and people of Bangladesh. Achim Steiner, the head of UNEP, in his citation mentioned both the Bangladesh Climate Change … Read More
The next phase in the global battle (Article originally published on The Daily Star here) The recent award of Champion of the Earth conferred upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is a fitting recognition of her personal achievements, as well as that of the government and people of Bangladesh, in being a pioneer among nations in tackling climate change in particular. … Read More
Unusual rain: Climate change to blame Is it raining too much this year? Bangladesh’s Met office believes it is, and the pattern of this rainfall is something that has not been seen in the past decade. Weather experts blame it on the global climate change. According to data collected from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, there are chances that this year’s rainfall will be more than what … Read More
