Rakib Hossain

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Rakib Hossain is a Bangladesh-based environmental journalist specializing in international climate diplomacy, UN climate negotiations and global environmental affairs, with a particular focus on climate change, biodiversity and multilateral environmental processes
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Grants, glaciers and rising seas: South Asia’s agenda at COP31

Climate Change
Bangladesh is pushing for grants, Nepal and Bhutan want a dedicated work programme on mountain risks and Pakistan is pressing for recovery finance. Across...

US commits $4.4 million to agricultural wetland offset projects

Biodiversity
USDA will invest $4.4 million in seven wetland mitigation banking projects, enabling farmers to purchase credits to offset wetland conversion and retain access to...

COP17: Bangladesh heads to UN biodiversity summit as experts warn of finance gap

Biodiversity
As countries review progress towards the 2030 biodiversity targets, experts highlight Bangladesh’s funding shortages, institutional gaps and the need for inclusive, community-led conservation. Eight-member delegation...

Water rights in South Asia should be based on justice: seminar

Environment
Speakers at a Chattogram seminar urged stronger research, expert-led policymaking and climate-responsive provisions in South Asia’s future water-sharing agreements. Water rights in South Asia...

Türkiye claims final say at COP31, putting Australia deal under strain

World Climate
Türkiye’s claim of ultimate authority puts the COP31 power-sharing arrangement under scrutiny, raising fresh questions over how Ankara and Canberra will divide responsibilities. Compromise struck...

Rising Padma floods low-lying areas across three Bangladesh districts

Environment
Flood-hit communities face shortages of drinking water, food and livestock feed as erosion, crop losses and school closures add to hardship across Padma riverine...

Dhaka seeks to renew Ganges water treaty with India as expiry looms

Climate Change
Bangladesh’s push to renew the Ganges treaty comes amid climate pressures, Bihar’s concerns and fresh Chinese involvement in evaluating the Teesta project. Dhaka prepares for...

At COP17, Bangladesh calls for global water-sharing framework as drought crisis deepens

Climate Change
Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said drought-prone northwest Bangladesh and salinity-hit coastal areas need stronger finance, technology and basin-based cooperation to protect water, farming and...

Living on the Margins: Climate migrants in Dhaka’s slums

Migration
Dhaka’s hidden slums, from Duaripara to Jhilpara, shelter thousands displaced by floods and erosion. Families endure overcrowding, unsafe water, disease and hunger daily. Experts...

GUESTS OF BANGLADESH: Some nilgai arrivals survive, others die of injuries

Wildlife
Though extinct from Bangladesh’s forests since 1940, nilgai has been seen frequently in the border areas of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts Blue bulls – locally...