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A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.

A recent agreement between Australia and Tuvalu reveals the unfairness of incrementalism.

For low-lying island states, seas are rising a lot faster than aspirations.

Extreme heat, weather, drought will cause displacement

On November 9, 2023, Australia and Tuvalu signed an unprecedented cooperation agreement. It offers 280 Tuvaluans—2.5 percent of the islands’ population—permanent residency in Australia each year. The agreement, which stems from a recognition that Tuvalu’s long-term future is endangered by climate change, offers new possibilities for migration and adaptation but is not without its challenges.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today handed over the Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gono Bhaban this morning

DHAKA, Dec 1, 2023 (BSS) - Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award was conferred to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, acknowledging

Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award has been conferred to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, acknowledging her leadership in championing climate actions

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the global leaders convening in Dubai for the COP28 climate summit to put the climate change victims in charge of fighting its impact.

While the Pacific Islands are responsible for less than 1 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, they face disproportionate impacts from climate change. These impacts are wide ranging: rising sea levels, salinization and dwindling availability of fresh water, increasing and more intense tropical storms, floods, drought, ocean acidification and coral reef bleaching. Already, NASA finds that sea level rise in Tuvalu is 1.5 times faster than the global average — and is expected to more...