MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives will enforce a nationwide ban on small plastic water bottles from 2027, marking the final phase in the island nation’s sweeping campaign to eliminate single-use plastics and protect its fragile marine environment. A decree signed Monday by President Mohamed Muizzu confirms that the import and local producti...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has announced an ambitious national blueprint to ensure that every resident of the country receives timely alerts during natural disasters, marking a significant step toward strengthening climate resilience in one of the world’s most vulnerable nations. The government on Sunday presented the National Roadm...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched a nationwide consultation process to develop its first National Climate Finance Strategy, a framework aimed at mobilizing substantial domestic and international capital to confront escalating climate threats and bridge critical financing shortfalls. The initiative comes at a time when climate-...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia is increasingly incorporating bioswales into urban planning as part of broader efforts to strengthen flood resilience, particularly in older districts that struggle to manage heavy seasonal rainfall. The shift follows years of severe flooding, most notably in Jeddah, where outdated drainage systems a...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh may face some of the sharpest climate shifts in South Asia this century, with a new scientific assessment warning that average temperatures could rise by as much as 4.5°C by 2100 if global emissions remain high. The study projects the near-disappearance of winter, longer and more dangerous heatwaves, and ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) –– Indonesia and Fiji are seeking to renew their bilateral partnership to deepen cooperation on the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) scheme and the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), reports RRI. The discussion on program exchange and capacity enhancement took place during a bilat...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — More than half of Bangladesh’s state-run climate fund has been lost to corruption and political interference over the past 15 years, according to a new study that raises serious concerns about transparency in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. The report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has inaugurated its first bioplastic bag manufacturing center in the northern island of Hanimaadhoo, a step authorities say will help the country tackle plastic pollution and strengthen food security in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. The facility, developed by the Small Island Geographi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s twin fight against climate change and public-health decline is reaching a breaking point, with new research showing that rising temperatures and pollution are inflicting multibillion-dollar losses on the economy and worsening disease outbreaks. The findings come from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Cl...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia could experience as many as 234 hot days per year if global warming remains unchecked, according to a new report by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution (WWA). The study, titled Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: The Present and Future of Extreme Heat, warns that even if all countries […]
