Carbon mitigation is something that the world is now running after. We, humans, have caused irreversible damage to Mother Earth by emitting carbon into the air that is making the world a warmer place. Can we undo this? Human behaviour is something that takes decades or even more to change or adapt to new behaviour.... Continue Reading →
“Drink whatever you can and remain hydrated.” With these words, the US Ambassador in Dhaka greeted me at a reception in his residence. Soon after I landed in Phoenix on the first day of August, I realized how true his words were. A larger number of people were either carrying water flasks or had just... Continue Reading →
How the upgraded project aims for long-term solutions Climate change is an ongoing global phenomenon that has and will bring about significant changes in the ways through which environmental systems, and subsequently the ways of life for human beings, function. As time goes on, changes in various environmental variables, both on a global and local... Continue Reading →
Incorporation of the simplified concept of circular economy in school textbooks can influence our consumption behaviour and raise awareness on climate change Does our consumption behaviour have any impact on climate change? Yes, it has – it is driving climate change. Now the million-dollar question is how. When we waste food while dining at our... Continue Reading →
The government needs to recognize and scale up the Village Common Forest (VCF), a traditional practice to conserve community land for ecosystem services, and definitely stop land degradation and deforestation by 2030 in line with Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use. An ariel view of the part of CHT by Zhantu Chakma... Continue Reading →
Nature-based solutions, climate-resilient agriculture, and financial intervention can pave the way of climate change adaptation in haor regions Haors (large bowl-shaped depressions and seasonal wetlands) have become a popular tourist destination in Bangladesh these days, thanks to social media being flooded with refreshing and beautiful photographs, videos, and travel blogs describing the beauty of the... Continue Reading →
Environmentally-sustainable development is the need of the hour The 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) unequivocally blamed the Anthropocene emission of GHGs and exploitation of nature for global warming. There is, perhaps, no other alternative but environmental protection and efficient use of natural resources to protect nature as well as... Continue Reading →
Climate change and disaster risks are increasingly aff ecting the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) across the world. Bangladesh, a lower- middle-income country which graduated from the LDC status in 2015, is no exception. In this backdrop, the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests is executing the Formulation and Advancement of the National Adaptation... Continue Reading →
Monowara (30) had just returned home after fetching drinking water from a pond located almost one kilometre away from her home. Her immediate rush was to reach her five-month-old newborn son Nazmul as he was suffering from diarrhoea -- the newborn was crying out of misery. Lack of access to safe drinking water and salinity... Continue Reading →
মুক্তচিন্তা (muktochinta) 