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What pollution is doing in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is dominated by a vast river delta of rich, fertile and flat land no more than 40 feet above sea level. That makes it especially susceptible to climate change. Scientists estimate that rising sea levels will claim as much as 17 percent of the country by 2050, displacing as many as 18 million people. Bangladeshi photojournalist Probal Rashid was born in the rice-growing district of Gazipur in 1979, and has seen this threat first-hand. He’s made it his mission to document the threat industrialization, pollution and climate change pose ...

Rising salinity threatens coastal communities – experts

Suruj Miah walks through his village carrying two large pots of water, one in his hand and the other on his shoulder. His 8-year-old granddaughter, Rozina, lugs a small pot by his side. “It is one of our daily duties,” Miah says. “We have to walk almost three kilometres to collect fresh water for our daily needs.” Miah used to be a farmer in Bangladesh’s coastal southwest district of Satkhira, but rising salt Construction of a dam, financed by The Netherlands, in Boyer Char. A newly planted forest could stabilize the dam, but too many people living in the area fear to lose their basis... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Two Tripura rivers to be linked with Meghna

To create three waterways between landlocked Tripura and Bangladesh, two major rivers of Tripura would be linked with the river Meghna of the neighboring country, Indian official sources said today. The Ministry of Water Transport and Shipping has asked the state government to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to connect state’s two major rivers- Howrah and Gomati with Meghna, state Transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik told reporters. bd-india“Transport department has already engaged a consultancy agency to prepare a DPR for the project, which ...

Bangladesh plans land from sea to help climate migrants

Bangladesh is going ahead with an ambitious plan to reclaim land from the sea to help relocate people who have lost their homes to sea level rise, erosion and extreme weather. Climate change-linked natural disasters are common in Bangladesh, with cyclones and storm surges displacing huge numbers of people. “River erosion alone claims about 20,000 acres of land in Bangladesh every year,” said Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud. climateThat leaves up to 200,000 people homeless each year, according to a 2013 study by the Refugee and Migra...

1st UN funds for Bangladesh solar home systems

Bangladesh was in news on August 20, 2015 as it received 3.56 million US Dollar Carbon Credit from UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) for its fast growing solar home systems. With this, Bangladesh became the first country to receive funds from UN for solar home systems. Some other countries such as Senegal and India are in line to get the fund. Solar home systems are helping Bangladesh cut carbon emissions by reducing use of kerosene in rural areas. solar homeThe fund has been given to two Bangladeshi organisations named Infrastru...

Smart, sustainable cars on priorities for quality air

Auto manufacturers have shifted their priorities to not only meet emissions standards, but also to keep up with government policies to improve air quality in each country. Fuel efficient cars have not yet caught on in developing markets as fast as they have in Western markets but there is a slow, apparent change of car buyers going green globally. Carmudi analyzed millions of listings on the company’s car classifieds website, and the data shows that auto demand worldwide, including Bangladesh, are shifting towards greener rides. Carmudi found out that in Bangladesh, gas powered car listings grew more than 75 percent this year compared to 2014. On the Carmudi platform, gas powered cars also make up 21.7 percent of all car listings in Bangladesh, where new fuel standards are set to be ...
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