Bangladesh + 1 more
14 November 2011 – Climate change is the single most important challenge the world faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today in Bangladesh, a country that is all too familiar with the impact of extreme weather events…
Bangladesh + 1 more
Australia is helping Bangladesh build its resilience to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, especially the risks posed by rising levels and tidal surges. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles, announced today that…
Bangladesh + 5 more
By Swadesh Roy “I had five houses but only one is left, all are destroyed by cyclone Ayla. We were not poor, we had everything but now we are street beggar. It happened within a few seconds.…
Thailand
Flooding in Thailand, a result of the recent monsoon rains, has claimed the lives 370 people, with more at risk. Heavy monsoon rains have afflicted South and South East Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides; wide spread flooding…
India + 7 more
India’s plans for $775 million in support of a national action plan on climate change were endorsed WASHINGTON DC, November 4, 2011 – A week of meetings among countries participating in the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) has…
Sri Lanka
Colombo, 4 Nov 11 To enhance resilience to climate change in coastal Sri Lankan cities, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) together with its national partners – the University of Moratuwa, United Nations Human…
Viet Nam
To date, only 10 out of 63 provinces and cities have completed the drawing up of the action plans to cope with the climate change, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. The…
Pakistan
Hundreds of thousands of children's lives at risk as killer diseases increase in flooded parts of Pakistan, Save the Children warns Hundreds of thousands of children's lives at risk as killer diseases such as malaria and pneumonia…
Myanmar
By Denis McClean Cyclones, earthquakes, floods and drought combined with poverty have spurred the Myanmar government into complete acceptance of the need for a radical overhaul of its approach to disaster management and risk reduction. Speaking on International…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, 4 November 2011 (IRIN) - Ethnic minority children in Bangladesh from the southeast Chittagong Hill Tracts are among the country's least literate and at heightened risk of dropping out of school, say experts and community…
