Paris, France: Bangladesh has drawn serious attention of Europe to its vulnerability to global warming with France wholeheartedly supporting the cause of the climate victim, advocating more than one windows to channel billions of Euros to finance projects in poorer countries.
Paris is broaching for a global financing package worth over 100 billion Euros from public money for countries such as Bangladesh and also wants to see the private sector beyond boundaries contributing at least 35 billion Euros annually Continue reading Bangladesh draws int’l attention for climate vulnerabilities
Mohammad Saiful Islam
Bangladesh: Almost 2000 trees of 1 kilometer coastal area of the middle of Pakka mosque and Jor Amtol of Sitakundo Upozila in Chittagong have been cut. This destruction of trees occurred at November 29, 2009 (Sunday). It took place from 8pm to 11 pm at night. For this destruction of trees, almost 125 acres of green coastal enclosure has become tree less. Besides, at July 3, 2009, almost 20000 trees of 40 acres of coastal area were cut in Middle Sonaisori beside this area.
According to local people and Forest Division, almost 400 people suddenly went to Jor Amtol and started cutting tree on Sunday at 8 pm. They Continue reading Green coastal enclosure of Sitakundo is treeless
Khulna, Bangladesh : In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, eight times the rate of global warming, says a new study, reports Times of India on Tuesday.
That makes the Sundarbans one of the worst climate change hotspots on the globe.
The study, carried out over 27 years from 1980 by scientists from India and the US, found a change of 1.5 degrees Celsius, a clear challenge to the survival of flora and fauna in the world’s largest Continue reading Sundarban water warming faster than global average
Mohammad Saiful Islam
“Huge wind with rain broke our house. Domestic animals and birds died, land sank in water. There was no job, no financial assistance and we have come to Dhaka selling our land.’’ This is the initial speech of Abdul Hai, a 48 years old cake seller. He lives in Porabosti of Kallayanpur in Dhaka. He has a big family with three sons and three daughters. Before AILA they lived in Chorkossopia village of Lalmohon thana in Bhola district.
He told, “My income was sound before AILA. I pulled rickshaw and cultivated vegetables in others land which were my good sources of income.”
He also told, “Now, it is difficult to survive with selling winter cake. My one son and one daughter have started to work in garments to support my big family with eight members.”
He added, “All of my children were going to primary and high school before AILA. But now only two children go to BRAC School and others are becoming illiterate. It is impossible to Continue reading Climate funds are quite enough but poorly managed
Climate change coupled with environmental pollution has not only decreased the flow of the once mighty Jamuna but also has reduced fish resources to the extent of forcing fishermen to switch to other jobs.
‘Twenty years ago, the daily catch from the river was worth about Tk 100, but nowadays you cannot be certain of catching any fish you with nets,’ said Abdul Aziz, who now works as a weaver in a handloom unit for a weekly salary of only Tk 500.
This job is also seasonal, beginning with Ramadan and ending with Eid-ul-Azha, Aziz said, worrying about his uncertain future when he will have no job to earn his bread his family of five living Continue reading Bangladesh: Char dwellers look for alternative income sources
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