Rohingya influx and future of repatriation
IN 2017, Bangladesh saw the largest influx of the Rohingyas from neighboring Myanmar. According to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 742,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since August 25, 2017. The Bangladesh government’s intention was noble and humane — to help a large group of vulnerable people in great need of help. But considering the socio-economic structure of Bangladesh, the country could not extend that helping hand for a longer period. Soon, the humanitarian cause that motivated Bangladesh to give shelter to so many refugees started to become a burden. The sudden presence of this large number of people in the Cox’s Bazar district primarily affected the whole area’s local market, population and environmental ecosystem. According to a 2019 joint report by the United Nations Development Programme and the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh, the influx immediately caused daily essential goods prices to rise by about 50 per cent, day labourer wages to plummet and 2,500 households to fall below the poverty line.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.