Tag: Professor Saleemul Huq dies
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‘A titan of the climate movement’: tributes pour in for Saleemul Huq
Huq, ‘a visionary and climate champion’, who was named one of the top 10 scientists in the world by Nature last year, has died at 71
Tributes have poured in from around for world for the renowned Bangladeshi scientist Prof Saleemul Huq, who died on 29 October. Huq, 71, was an acclaimed academic, a relentless climate activist and the director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD), a research and capacity-building organisation in Bangladesh. Shahab Uddin, the Bangladeshi…
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The death of a climate justice pioneer
The editorial team at The Daily Star is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of eminent climate expert and scientist Dr Saleemul Huq OBE. He passed away earlier today due to massive cardiac arrest. Dr Huq was 71 years old and had been in hospital for treatment, as per our last email correspondence with him on October 11.…
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Tribute To Prof Saleemul Huq: A towering scholar of exceptional brilliance
The fact that he was one of the leading global experts on climate change and an integral part of nearly every international and regional group of any worth anywhere is something one would never know by talking to him. He was as modest as he was brilliant. He was extremely self-effacing and shy to the…
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Professor Saleemul Huq OBE (1952-2023) | a Book of Remembrance by IIED
[quotes quotes_style=”bquotes” quotes_pos=”center”]It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Professor Saleemul Huq, senior fellow, IIED. This book of remembrance is open to all who wish to share their memories of Saleem.[/quotes] Originally this article was published on 29 October 2023 at IIED . Professor Saleemul Huq was an environmental…
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Climate scientist Saleemul Huq no more
Professor Saleemul Huq OBE, a leading global figure in climate change research and policy, passed away in the early hours today, in Dhaka. He was 71. Family sources said he passed away due to a massive cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Kashana Huq, son Saqib Huq, and daughter Sadaf Huq. His namaz-e-janaza…