Climate justice

Dhaka, 08th December 2010: Today, EquityBD, a network of NGOs / CSOs in Bangladesh, called the government of Bangladesh to keep the World Bank out of climate financing in country’s climate adaptation plan. EquityBD has demand this issue through organizing a human chain with support of other like minded...

December 6th, 2010, Cancun. Today in UNFCCC official premise Cancunmesse international civil society leaders demanded New UN protocol for Climate Forced Migrants as Universal Natural Person.” Among others the demand voiced and supported by Green Peace International Executive Director Mr. Kumi Naido in the seminar titled “Climate Induce Migrants:...

Cancun, Mexico, 5th December 2010. Today Bangladesh UNFCCC negotiation team chief state minister for forest and environment Dr. Hasan Mahmud today has visited a stall on photo exhibition title “… but life’s goes in climate impact’s ground zero in Bangladesh…” in Cancunmesse, the UNFCCC official premise in Cancun, Mexico....

Dhaka, 13th November 2010. Today at Dhaka reporters unity in a seminar title “Cancun Conference and Climate Justice” speakers demanded that government delegation for Cancun conference must tell the nation what is their position in Cancun and what is their cost too, they also demanded that government delegation should...

Dhaka, September 28,2010. Civil Society (CSO) leaders have urge to the government to ensure full transparency in handling of all climate and development related funds. The demand was raised from a human chain program held to observe the global day of “RIGHT to Know” in front of the national...

Dhaka 17 June 2010: Today in a seminar held in the CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka leaders of the civil society organizations argued for creating an enabling environment for the progression of freethinking civil society organizations. They said that CSO should develop its effectiveness through maintaining some common...

Speakers expressed their worries in a post budget press conference saying that this year budget would increase class and income disparity instead of reducing the burden of poverty on the most of the population including the poor. The press conference was held today at the national press club...

Dhaka, 30th May 2010. Today in a rally and human chain, civil society and non government organizations condemned EUs sponsored on going Asia Conference on Global Climate Change Alliance as a mere talk show, they also criticized EU and UK pressure on government to accept World Bank technical assistance...

Dhaka, 27th May 2010. Today in a seminar held at national press club, Dhaka the civil society organizations expressed worries on the transparency and accountability mechanisms in the implementation of Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) of the government of Bangladesh, as it is overwhelmingly controlled by Bureaucrats and Ministries....