Climate justice

Baku, Azerbaijan, November 16, 2024. During the ongoing Cop 29 Global Climate Conference, a civil society dialogue is held, where they made a demand 1.5 trillion dollar under the discourse on new climate finance goal for 2025-30 period. They also opposed any text and criteria that shift the responsibility...

Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11, 2024 - During the ongoing Cop 29 Global Climate Conference in Baku, leaders of Civil Society from Most Vulnerable Countries and Least Developed Countries gathered in a press conference and demanded a concreate commitment for “Ending Fossil Fuel” from the big emitters for...

Dhaka, 26 October 2024: On the eve of the 29th Climate Conference (COP29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the speakers at a seminar organised by non-government organisations in Dhaka today said that the earth will no longer be habitable if the global warming exceeds two degrees Celsius in...

Expert Speakers at Seminar on Climate Finance in National Budget Dhaka, 13 June 2024: Several long-term plans have been formulated in Bangladesh to address the impacts of climate change, including the Centenary Delta Plan. However, the budget allocation required to implement the steps mentioned in the plans is not reflected...

Dhaka, 18 May 2024: Unprecedented debt will surely derail the hope of sustainability after Bangladesh’s graduation as a middle-income country. The civil society organizations who participate in the event led by EquityBD include BDCSO Process, Bangladesh Krishok Federation, CLEAN, CSRL, NDF, Online Knowledge Society, Sundarban Bachao Andolon, Young Change Makers,...

Civil society protest rally in Bangladesh on the eve of World Bank IMF Spring meetings Dhaka, 19 April 2024: On the eve of the ongoing World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, USA, civil society worldwide is protesting against their debt catastrophe today, 19 April. As part of that, the Bangladesh...

Dubai, UAE, December 09, 2023 - During the ongoing Cop 28 Global Climate Conference in Dubai, leaders of Civil Society from Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) convened a press conference, have shown their deep dissatisfaction on poor progress of MVC LDCs issues and demand a concrete action plan to phase...

Dubai, UAE, December 04, 2023 – During the ongoing Cop 28 Global Climate Conference in Dubai, leaders of Civil Society from Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) convened a press conference, highlighting the critical need for tangible National Determined Contribution (NDC) targets from major carbon emitters. Their emphasis is on concrete...

COAST and EquityBD jointly drafted a paper for CoP 28 in Dubai, urging action on behalf of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs). The paper outlines critical needs, criticizes past negotiation failures since the Paris Agreement, emphasizes solidarity with CSOs, and presents key demands for fulfilling...

Dhaka, 11 November, 2023.  Civil society organizations (CSOs) demanded a strong govt position for a realistic NDC from the big emitters achieving 1.5-degree temperature goal in upcoming CoP 28 global climate conference.  They also advised government to demand for a stand-alone L&D Fund to manage the losses...