Cyclone Amphan devasted livelihoods: shopkeeper in front of the ruins of her shop in June 2020.
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Cyclone shelters saved lives: rural women seeking refuge on 20 May 2020.
At the climate summit in Glasgow, climate vulnerable countries want to see progress in three areas: more ambitious emission reductions, the fulfilment of existing funding pledges and solidarity in view of increasing losses and damages. The Bangladeshi climate expert Saleemul Huq explained why in a D+C/E+C interview.
Bangladesh is especially exposed to climate risks. What kind of results must the climate summit in Glasgow deliver in your eyes?
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On April 22 and 23, U.S. President Joe Biden will convene the biggest diplomatic event yet in his administration: the Leaders Summit on Climate, designed to reinvigorate U.S. leadership on the biggest crisis facing the planet. Biden has invited 40 heads of state and government from around the world to take part in the virtual two-day discussion.
Of the 40 leaders to attend, 12 are from Asia-Pacific countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.
The Asia-Pacific region is particularly crucial in the fight against climate change. China is the world’s top emitter, accounting for over 26 percent of global emissions (number two, the United States, contributes less than half that, at 12.7 percent). In total, eight Asia-Pacific countries are among the world’s top 20 emitters, according to data from the World Resources Institute. Besides China as the top emitter, that inclu