Ensure loss and damage fund for Bangladesh
The world leaders are set to gather for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties (COP28), this week to discuss ways and measures to limit and prepare for climate change. The COP28 will take place from November 28 to December 12 in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under […]
Bangladesh’s claim to global climate fund
The term’climate-induced migration’ has in recent times gained currency globally with climate change becoming the defining issue of our time. But regular migration of people dislodged by natural calamities from their ancestral abodes is but an age-old experience of the people in this part of the world. So, it is hardly surprising that an increased […]
Make ‘Loss and Damage Fund’ on climate change fully operational
PM urges rich nations October 30, 2023 00:00:00 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the authorities concerned to make the Loss and Damage Fund fully operational, reports UNB. “The loss and damage fund should be operational completely,” she said while UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) Under Secretary General and Executive Director […]
Make loss and damage fund operational fully
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the leaders of the Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change to make the loss and damage fund under its framework fully operational. “The loss and damage fund should be operational completely,” she said while UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) Under Secretary General and Executive […]
Make Loss and Damage Fund on climate change fully operational: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the authorities concerned to make the Loss and Damage Fund fully operational. “The loss and damage fund should be operational completely,” she said while UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) Under Secretary General and Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva paid a courtesy call on her at […]
Make Loss and Damage Fund on climate change fully operational: PM Hasina urges rich nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the authorities concerned to make the Loss and Damage Fund fully operational. “The loss and damage fund should be operational completely,” she said while UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) Under Secretary General and Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva paid a courtesy call on her […]
Environmentalists demand proper management of climate change trust fund
Environmentalists on Thursday demanded the proper management of the climate change trust fund. They sent letters to the principal secretary to the prime minister and the governor of Bangladesh Bank in this regard, said a press release. The following points were mentioned in the letter sent: Bangladesh is one of the countries affected by global […]
Countries deadlocked on ‘loss and damage’ fund as UN climate summit nears
Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate change-driven damage, with just over 30 days left before crucial United Nations climate negotiations kick off in Dubai. Two dozen countries involved in a committee tasked with designing a “loss and damage” fund wrapped up the last meeting […]
Tk 536cr climate fund stuck in bank
A parliamentary body yesterday expressed deep concern over the stuck Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, which was deposited with the then Farmers Bank, now known as Padma Bank Limited. The parliamentary standing committee on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry asked the officials concerned to take necessary measures to recover Tk 536 crore, which was […]
Tk 536cr climate fund frozen in bank: JS body concerned
The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust was due to receive Tk 536 crore in 2016, along with the accumulated interest, but received just Tk 74 crore after around seven years A parliamentary body today expressed deep concern over the frozen Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, which was deposited with the then Farmers Bank, now known as […]