IIED director Andrew Norton has hailed Saleemul Huq as a “tireless climate justice champion” after he was awarded an OBE by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to combating international climate change. The honour was awarded in recognition of his work to build climate expertise in Bangladesh, the UK and around the globe. Huq is …
The abandoned climate refugees A weekly news show by Channel 4 News that takes you on a journey to uncover the world’s most interesting untold stories. “They’re not just local destitutes. They’re the victims of climate change – not the causes of climate change” Seven million people in Bangladesh have been forced to leave their homes, destroyed by super cyclones …
Developed countries must agree to pay their share of a deal agreed 12 years ago – or risk a failed Cop26
People in developing countries have been bearing the brunt of climate change for decades. But it has taken wildfires in Greece, flooding in Germany and Belgium and a heatwave and hurricanes in the US for the rich world to really sit up and take notice. The challenge now is ensuring that world leaders listen to what is being said in low-income countries and for wealthier countries to …
Bangladeshi scientist Prof Saleemul Huq has made it to the coveted list of global climate change influencers. Prof Huq is the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh. He has, in fact, been ranked fourth among the world’s top 20 ‘Climate Change Influencers’ by UK-based online marketing platform Onalytica. In its …
He is an expert on climate change in the most vulnerable developing countries and has written several papers on the matter International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Director Prof Saleemul Huq has been ranked 4th among the top 20 climate change influencers in the world. The rankings were published in a recent report titled “Environmental Sustainability: A Study …
Losses are growing in rich as well as poor countries – and it’s time to have an effective system to deal with them The adverse impacts from human-induced climate change are known as “loss and damage” – and how to tackle this issue has been a politically contentious issue in the United Nations climate negotiations for years. But loss and …
Three teams will be awarded with a $5000 grant. The award is a joint effort from Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). We are excited to announce the winners of the catalytic grants promoted at the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15) in June. The winning teams …
As extreme weather worsens, what can Germany and other disaster-hit countries learn from well-prepared at-risk nations like Bangladesh? Sitting in Dhaka, Bangladesh I have been glued to my TV watching the heart-rending loss of so many lives and so much property due to the horrendous flash floods in Germany over the last few days. My heart goes out to all …
The UK official running the UN summit says rich nations must fulfill an unmet promise to provide $100 billion a year if they are to retain their credibility in negotiations Back in 2009, at the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, rich countries first set a goal of channelling $100 billion in public and private finance each year to help …
