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Speakers, at a workshop, said global warming and climate change may reduce rice yields by 50 percents in 2070. The workshop titled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Field: Finding Mitigation Options from Fertilizer Deep Placement and Alternative Wetting Drying” was held at BRRI in Gazipur on Wednesday. Director General of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Dr Jiban Krishna Biswas said, “Due to the impact of climate change rice production may... »

Stressing the need for using environment-friendly construction materials, environment and forest minister Anwar Hossain Manju sunday said the use of environment-friendly construction materials is needed for sustainable development. “There is no alternative but to use environment-friendly construction materials for sustainable development,” the minister said while speaking at a seminar here. Concord, a private company, organized the seminar. Korean ambassador Lee Yun-young, FEJB chairman Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Institute of Engineers president... »

ADB study projects 9pc GDP loss by end of century, 23pc crop loss in Bangladesh by 2080 Bangladesh could lose more than 9 percent of its gross domestic product by the end of this century due to the impact of climate change, says the Asian Development Bank. Global warming might cause the country’s annual rice production to fall by 23 percent by 2080, according to an ADB report, titled “Assessing... »

Dhaka has been ranked as the second least liveable city among the world’s 140 cities in this year’s Global Liveability Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Only Damascus in war-torn Syria lags behind Dhaka, which was placed in second position last year too and at the bottom the year before. The list is prepared based on the scores across a range of criteria, including health care, culture, environment, education... »

Bangladesh has signed two separate loan agreements with the Asian Development Bank for tackling river bank erosion and improving farmland and irrigation systems for agriculture. The Manila-based lender says Bangladesh will use $46 million loan for a project on sustaining high growth and productivity in agriculture. The other agreement for $65 million loan will support state-of-the-art riverbank protection measures to prevent land erosion, which is destroying livelihoods and causing huge... »

A passenger vessel sank with more than 200 passengers on board on Monday near Munshiganj’s Lauhajong Upazila in river Padma. Two bodies have been recovered so far. Rescuers say that the salvage operation is being disrupted due to strong currents. Lauhajong Police Station OC Tofazzal Hossain told bdnews24.com that the vessel, Pinak-6, went down around 11.30am while it was heading towards Munshiganj’s Mawa from Madaripur’s Kewrakandi. Two bodies were recovered... »

DHAKA, July 27, 2014 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to take effective measures for reclamation of the Buriganga river and making it free from pollution. The Prime Minister gave the directives while presiding over a meeting on reclamation of all flowing rivers including Buriganga around Dhaka city and introduction of circular road and river route surrounding the capital at her office today. After the... »

Bangkok, 24 July 2014 – Over 70 per cent of the estimated seven million air pollution-related premature deaths each year occur in Asia and the Pacific, with the majority in low and middle income countries of Southeast Asia and Western Pacific. At the inaugural session of the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) last month attended by over 100 ministers and vice ministers, air pollution was identified as top priority that requires... »

A new book published On Monday argues that the mass human displacement expected to be caused by climate change can be prevented and repaired through policies focusing on ensuring access to land for those affected. Land Solutions to Climate Displacement, edited by leading international human rights and climate change expert Scott Leckie, is based on field work in more than a dozen frontline countries already grappling with climate displacement including... »

DHAKA, BANGLADESH (29 June 2014): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today signed agreements for $82 million in loans and $12 million in grants to protect coastal towns from the ravages of natural disasters and climate change. Saifuddin Ahmed, Joint Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) and Kazuhiko Higuchi, Country Director, Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB signed the agreements, on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB respectively, at a... »