Sand mining can be regarded as a silent threat to the global ecosystem, having a significant impact on climate change, if it is not done appropriately. Unsustainable sand mining could result in riverbank collapse, deepening of river beds, sinking deltas, and coastal erosion as well as biodiversity loss, especially when coupled with the impacts of dams and climate change. Illegal, …

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Informal settlements emerge and flourish globally, although they are still primarily found in developing countries’ metropolitan areas. Economic stagnation and despair, excessive unemployment, natural disasters, and social disputes have caused many people to migrate from rural to urban regions. Different strategies, including clearance, relocation, upgrading, urban development, and public housing, are used in other nations to eliminate and conceal informal …

Every year International Women’s Day (March 8) honours women’s accomplishments, while also raising awareness on the issues they face. The day calls for the celebration of inclusion, and gender diversity, recognizing women and girls in all walks of life who are leading the charge to break free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination to forge women’s equality. In the year 2021, …

People in the coastal regions of Bangladesh are stuck in an unending cycle of having to rebuild their lives destroyed due to recurring flooding and cyclones. The affected people have been running on credit to get back on their feet and struggling to settle while their living conditions are being threatened every time there is a flood or cyclone. The …

The global temperature hike is leading to frequent heat waves (Tmax > 40C for at least two to five consecutive days) events that have dire consequences on human health and well-being. According to the recently published sixth assessment report (AR6) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global surface temperature from 2001-2021 was estimated to be 0.99C (0.84C-1.10C) …

Climate Tribune | March 2022 Articles in the series “Women as rightful leaders of the movement to solve the climate crisis” by Rukhsar Sultana “Are we ready to tackle the heat?” by Savio Rousseau Rozario and Ali Mohammad Rezaie “Space between disaster, migration, and Covid” by Afsana Afrin Esha “Can we bridge the climate information gap through co-production?” by Farah …

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change impacts. The low-lying land at the end of one of the world’s largest river delta systems makes Bangladesh more prone to natural disasters, like flash floods, monsoon floods, landslides, cyclones, storm surge, salinity intrusion, drought, and unpredictable rainfall. According to the Global Climate Change Risk Index, over the …