How will Bangladesh be affected by climate change?
Mar 4, 2015 · A cyclone like Sidr (once in 10 years) would inundate 88 percent more land in 2050 than it would today and expose 9.7 million people to severe floods more than 3 meters deep. …
25 Countries Unite in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2025 – The World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) has recently welcomed seven new members - Angola, Bangladesh, …
How the digital economy is shaping a new Bangladesh
Jun 19, 2019 · The government should focus on turning unemployed young people into tech-savvy workers and engage them in IT-based freelancing. In this way, the government of …
How to support farmers as climate change hits agriculture | World ...
Jan 15, 2024 · Smallholder farmers produce one-third of the world's food, and agriculture makes up every second livelihood in Bangladesh. But the country's agricultural sector has been badly …
Bangladesh is booming - and its future looks even brighter
Oct 4, 2019 · With a young and tech-savvy population, near double-digit growth and a modernizing, forward-facing economy, Bangladesh is open and ready for business, says the …
Bangladesh is improving food security one small project at a time ...
Sep 16, 2021 · Bangladesh has come a long way since independence in 1971, when it was one of the world’s poorest countries, but it still faces significant challenges in feeding its 165 million …
How Bangladesh offers lessons for sustainable industrialization in ...
Feb 16, 2024 · Bangladesh's economic transformation via the textile and apparel industry became a global industrialization model, inspiring sustainable growth in Africa.
Bangladesh’s economy is soaring - here's why | World Economic …
Nov 19, 2019 · Bangladesh's economy is growing faster than those of its neighbours. Image: Asian Development Bank Bangladesh has been classed by the United Nations as one of the …
Climate refugees – the world’s forgotten victims
Jun 18, 2021 · Data on climate refugees – those forced to flee due to disasters and other weather events – is limited, which is why they’re called the “forgotten victims of climate change”. …
How ducks are helping Bangladeshi farmers cope with cyclones
Nov 7, 2018 · In the face of devastating floods and cyclones, coastal communities in Bangladesh are experimenting with new ways to save lives and livelihoods.