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These unflinching documentaries, indie thrillers and anime fables can help us to understand the climate emergency, and how to respond We are rapidly becoming the all-star cast of the biggest disaster movie of all time, and tragically it’s a global success. Towering infernos blaze over Canada, the Canaries and Rhodes, Bangladesh, China and even northern […]
Video documentary “Adapting to a changing climate” The documentary “Adapting to a changing climate” highlights the growing recognition of the need for adaptation to climate change around the world. It is translated into nine languages, including the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English French, Russian, and Spanish) as well as Portuguese, Bengali and Hindi. This […]
Water cascading from a wall of ice with gray brushstrokes of clouds overhead makes for a beautiful image – but the story behind it is one of destruction; Earth’s glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate due to human-caused climate change. Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen remembers taking the photograph. It was August 2014, and temperatures in Svalbard, […]
They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. These pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here An iceberg threatens a village in Greenland, July 2018, Magnus Kristensen For a week in July 2018, a giant 100m-tall iceberg loomed over a tiny village on the west coast of Greenland. […]
By Sanya Gupta In the face of relentless climate change, a striking image emerges. This photograph powerfully conveys the distress our planet is experiencing, painting the sky a fiery red, as though nature itself is using a brush. As wisps of smoke twist through the air, it weaves its charged anger, born from our causes. […]
A protest rally was held today at Shyamoli Park Ground in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area, calling on the Japanese government and private investors to halt funding in coal and LNG projects across Asia, including Bangladesh. The demonstration was organised under the banner of “Dharti Rokkhay Amra (DHARA)” along with 17 other environmental and civic organisations. The […]
In the Western world, rarely are the words ‘sustainability’ and ‘Bangladesh’ mentioned in the same sentence. While the memory of the tragic Rana Plaza disaster, which claimed the lives of 1,134 people, is still vivid, there are limited opportunities for local designers, with the tag of ‘Made in Bangladesh’ often linked with factory-made clothing, rather […]
In the far-flung off-grid communities of rural Bangladesh, where conventional electricity has long failed to reach, a quiet revolution is taking place—fueled not by fossil fuels, but by innovation, inclusion, and a bold vision of energy democracy. At the center of this transformation stands SOLshare, a Bangladeshi startup redefining how energy is generated, shared, and […]
Climate technology encompasses a broad range of tools and innovations designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change, enhance resilience, and drive sustainable growth. From renewable energy systems to advanced materials that reduce industrial carbon emissions, the scope of climate tech is vast and dynamic. In recent years, we’ve witnessed a significant surge in interest […]
Bhokul has faced the loss of her family’s land, and the loss of their income. Now climate change threatens her livelihood even more. Photo: Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson/UNU-EHS This article is featured as part of the United Nations University Sustainable Development Explorer. UNU’s work is uniquely comprehensive, spanning the full breadth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With some 400 […]