Noticias sobre Bangladesh
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
Increased water risk will gain importance for sovereign ratings
The increase in water risks, including water scarcity and extreme weather events like floods and droughts, is becoming a more and more important aspect when it comes to deciding a country’s sovereign rating, reports Bloomberg.
Japanese team wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki from Japan receive the prestigious 2020 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their innovation to prevent soil erosion.
Digital defenses: Can high-tech insurance flood-proof vulnerable farmers?
When climate disasters strike, farmers are among the first to feel the consequences.
Ensuring urban poor women’s access to hygiene items amid pandemic in Bangladesh
As the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic, women are having to battle a multitude of issues, starting from gender-based violence and discrimination, to dwindling access to sexual and reproductive health supplies.
Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in Bangladesh
As floods linger, keeping people from work, and orders to garment factories dry up amid a coronavirus slowdown, Bangladesh is struggling. By Naimul Karim.
Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said.
UN helps monsoon-affected river communities in Bangladesh before peak flooding hits
In an innovative approach to dealing with the effects of severe flooding in Bangladesh, the United Nations is using the latest in data and predictive analytics to forecast the next major monsoon floods, gauge likely impacts – and take action – before possible disaster hits.
Climate change will cause more extreme wet and dry seasons, researchers find
The world can expect more rainfall as the climate changes, but it can also expect more water to evaporate, complicating efforts to manage reservoirs and irrigate crops in a growing world, according to a Clemson University researcher whose latest work has been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Web platform launched to address Covid-19 challenges
A new website dedicated to collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the water sector has been launched by technology consultancy Isle.
An imminent water crisis in the Indus basin threatens 270 million people
Monsoon rains and glacial ice melt provide water to major rivers that flow from the Himalayan region to the sea, providing water to Tibet, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
No water or work: Climate stress pushes Indian delta-dwellers to the edge
By Subrata Nagchoudhury.
Coping with flood disasters: new lessons from COVID-19?
Has COVID-19 compounded the risk to the people affected by floods?
2 billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus, finds study
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy countries.
Clay layers and distant pumping trigger arsenic contamination in Bangladesh groundwater
Well water contaminated by arsenic in Bangladesh is considered one of the most devastating public health crises in the world.
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming
A study in the issue of Nature indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by global climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide from tropical soils, further intensifying global warming by adding to human emissions of this greenhouse gas into Earth’s atmosphere.
IMM Investment acquires a minority stake in China’s private water supplier
IMM Investment has announced that it has invested USD 40 million (KRW 49 billion) in United Water Corporation via its ‘Green Infrastructure Fund’.
By 2030, the number of people affected by floods will double
As the world grapples with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, a potential threat multiplier is flooding.
AIIB approves USD170 million loan to improve Bangladesh sanitation infrastructure
Total Investment in country now stands at over USD1 Billion.
Bangladesh’s waters reeking with drugs and chemicals, new study shows
By Saleem Shaikh.