15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1295+ words) Communities across Tanzania’s southern Ruvuma Region are turning to locally led conservation and development projects backed by TSh1.2 billion in funding as they confront drought, deforestation and other pressures linked to climate change. In Mbatamila village in Tunduru District, concerns over…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (628+ words) The campaign urges health organisations to audit communications contracts, reject fossil fuel-linked agencies and use procurement power to align public health missions with climate commitments. Health groups on 9 Sept 2026 launched an online toolkit exposing communications agencies they say are hired…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (384+ words) Speakers highlighted youth participation, health risks and cleaner urban transport as regional advocates pressed for stronger policies on energy, finance and low-carbon development across Southeast Asia. About 800 participants from Southeast Asian countries have gathered in Singapore for a Climate Reality…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1201+ words) Bangladesh’s new climate finance committee faces calls for transparent funding, stronger community participation, independent oversight and greater focus on grants for adaptation and loss and damage. The Climate Watch: Why did Bangladesh need the National Committee on Climate Finance? What…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (368+ words) Bam told delegates in Oslo that peace and democratic justice require climate accountability, compensation and recognition that emissions cross borders while impacts fall hardest elsewhere. Prominent Nepali activist Rakshya Bam has called for climate justice and greater accountability from high-emitting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (273+ words) Students at Bangladesh Railway Government High School in Chattogram took part in a daylong workshop on Thursday aimed at raising civic awareness on environmental and climate protection. The event, titled “Green Assembly”, was held at the school in Pahartali and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1093+ words) Scientists see the Lende Khola disaster as part of a widening Himalayan hazard pattern, where thawing permafrost, retreating glaciers and expanding glacial lakes expose communities to faster risks. Nepal’s electricity exports to Bangladesh have effectively stopped after devastating floods along…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Bangladesh must move beyond traditional technology and knowledge-based approaches to tackle climate change and place greater reliance on talent and wisdom, Consumers Association of Bangladesh Vice President S M Nazer Hossain told a climate discussion in Chattogram. Speaking on August…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (316+ words) As rainfall becomes less predictable, the bird’s reliance on shallow wetland edges is leaving it vulnerable to disrupted feeding, nesting and habitat conditions. The Indian Pond Heron, one of South Asia’s most familiar wetland birds, is facing growing pressure as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) Bangladesh ranks 13th globally among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, with rising temperatures driving growing risks of heat-related illnesses and deaths, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo told parliament on Sunday (30 August). “Global warming is increasing…...