COP30: A Milestone Marked by Missed Chances
by Selim Raihan | Dec 4, 2025 | Environment and Climate Change, Institutions and Political Economy, Sustainable Development Goals
When the 30th session of the COP30 concluded on November 22, 2025, in Belém, Brazil, many left the Amazon-flanked venue with a sense that the summit had once again delivered more promise than payoff. On paper, the so-called Belém Package, a bundle of 29 decisions...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN BANGLADESH: BRIDGING NDC 3.0 AMBITIONS WITH COP30 FINANCING COMMITMENTS
by Shafa Tasneem | Dec 4, 2025 | Agriculture and Rural Economy, Environment and Climate Change, Infrastructure and Investment, Social Protection, Sustainable Development Goals
One of the central issues raised at the COP30 conference was adaptation financing. In the context of Bangladesh, agriculture emerges as the sector demanding the highest priority in adaptation financing. Agriculture is a climate-sensitive sector that plays a role in...
Bangladesh’s Infrastructure Paradox: Between Bold Vision and Bitter Reality
by Arpita Chakraborty | Nov 19, 2025 | Energy Economics, Environment and Climate Change, Infrastructure and Investment, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Sustainable Development Goals
Bangladesh has consistently articulated ambitious goals for its future. In the last decade, the government has unveiled one transformative blueprint after another—industrial hubs to lure global investors, deep-sea ports to anchor regional trade, and tourism parks to...
Energy Efficiency is Bangladesh’s Invisible Power Plant
by Mohammad Iftekharul Islam | Nov 4, 2025 | Energy Economics, Environment and Climate Change, Institutions and Political Economy, Trade and Regional Integration
Every unit of energy saved carries more value than one produced, because imported fuel travels long distances, accumulates technical losses, and costs the country twice over. A kilowatt hour conserved at the source prevents the need for two kilowatt-hours of costly...
COP30 in Belem: A Crucial Turning Point or Yet Another Missed Opportunity?
by Selim Raihan | Sep 3, 2025 | Environment and Climate Change
The 30th COP (COP30) of the UNFCCC will take place from 10 to 21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It is also the first time the summit is held in the Amazon region, a symbolic decision that represents the double crisis of climate change and social and economic...RECENT POSTS
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