TheWorld Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report for Nepal underscores the urgency of building resilience to climate change and recommends policies and investments for integrated climate a…
Climate Change
Southeast Asia at Energy-Climate Crossroads
Southeast Asia is at the crossroads of choosing between a climate agenda hostile to fossil fuels and the energy security its population desperately needs. Central to the question is the use of coal. T…
Why India & world are facing sudden energy crisis
It is suddenly energy crisis all over the world. In India we are facing a coal shortage of epic proportion which is threatening to upend the entire power situation. Talks are about impending shut down…
Nepal to move Everest base camp over climate effects
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Bangladesh to invest $80 billion to be climate resilient by 2030
The government is planning to invest $80 billion to shift the country from climate-vulnerable to a sustainable climate-resilient country under Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP) by 2030, Finance Min…
First Bangladesh city climate plan targets industrial-hub pollution
As pale fumes billowed from a factory in the Bandar neighbourhood of Narayanganj, clouding the afternoon sky, tea-stall owner Riad, 21, explained how dust and other pollution from local industries is …
ADB approves $250m loan to help Philippines’ climate ambitions
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines in adapting and mitigating climate change. This will help the Philippines deliver its Nationally Det…
Norway and Vietnam hold conference on a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Climate Change Adaption
An International Conference on ‘Sustainable Ocean Economy and Climate Change Adaption’ was held on 12 and 13 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The event was co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Res…
For Climate Migrants, Bangladesh Offers Promising Alternatives
Twenty-nine-year-old Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband abandoned her suddenly. She returned to her father only to face another blow. He died soon after, leaving her to shoulder three othe…
World Bank supports Bangladesh farmers vulnerable to climate change
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a 120 million US dollars financing agreement to help improve the irrigated agricultural and fisheries production and increase the incomes of 170,000 poor peop…