climate justice

Dhaka's unbearable heat: Who suffers the most?

Bangladesh's climate crisis is usually pictured as floods and cyclones. But for millions of informal workers in Dhaka, the real threat is quieter: heat that follows them from their tin roofed homes to construction sites, garment factories and rickshaw seats, with nowhere left to escape it.
14 September 2026

What Bangladesh and Tuvalu teach the world about climate justice

Bangladesh and Tuvalu expose severe climate justice failures, demanding immediate adaptation finance and accountability from developed nations.
6 August 2026

What Bangladesh can learn from the Global Justice Report

Every once in a while, a document comes along that forces us to rethink the boundaries of what we believe is possible.
21 July 2026

Can the climate budget be just if resilience is ‘subsidised’ by women’s unpaid care work?

The allocation for climate action in the proposed budget for FY2026-27 deserves recognition.
20 June 2026

Are we being left out of the global energy transition conversation?

When 37 nations met in Colombia from April 24-29 to attend the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, Bangladesh was not present.
21 May 2026

Advisory opinions put climate justice on legal map for Global South

Although advisory in nature and not legally binding, these rulings carry immense normative weight.
23 September 2025

Lessons for Global South as a sinking Indonesian island sues climate polluters

The Pulau Pari case thus serves as a wake-up call for countries like Bangladesh to seek climate justice.
23 September 2025

A case for adopting a climate passport

A climate passport is an essential beginning to stop the worst nightmare from coming true.
18 September 2025

Our coastal communities need a climate justice plan

Bangladesh faces climate crisis: rising seas threaten 20M by 2050. Least responsible, most affected.
29 March 2025

Heroes and villains of the climate crisis

The “climatic” factor brings us back to the question of climate justice.
4 July 2024

Are multilateral financial institutions doing enough to ensure climate justice?

She alleges that the development paradigm still reflects the colonial framework of power relationships.
2 June 2024

A feminist approach to climate solutions

Feminist approaches offer significant opportunities for driving positive change.
18 April 2024

No gender justice without climate justice

Climate change is pushing women further towards the precipice of social violence and natural risks.
11 December 2023

How far off is climate justice for Bangladesh?

A Swiss Embassy project – Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Program – ranks Bangladesh as the seventh most vulnerable country in the world to the effects of climate change and fifth in the world in terms of losses incurred due to climate change.
4 July 2023

Making a university great, with climate action

Bangladesh is at the forefront of having to tackle climate change out of necessity, so we cannot avoid learning how to do so.
4 May 2023

A turning point in the struggle for climate justice

With the adoption of the resolution and ICJ involvement soon, the concept of climate justice will likely turn into a movement for equity.
4 April 2023

US to honour Sara Hossain, 13 others tomorrow

The United States is going to honour 14 women across the world, including barrister Sara Hossain, for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
28 March 2016

India seeks 'climate justice' for poor nations at Paris talks

India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister of the country says in an interview with AFP.
23 November 2015