Climate funds and corruption in Bangladesh | Global 3000 - The Globalization Program | DW | 06.11.2017

Visit the new DW website

Take a look at the beta version of dw.com. We're not done yet! Your opinion can help us make it better.

Go to the new dw.com

We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.

More info OK
  1. Inhalt
  2. Navigation
  3. Weitere Inhalte
  4. Metanavigation
  5. Suche
  6. Choose from 30 Languages

Global 3000

Climate funds and corruption in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, climate change is already having drastic effects. A third of its surface area is just above sea-level. Now Transparency International is carefully monitoring the country’s use of international climate funds.

More in the Media Center

April 23, 2021, Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh: 23rd April 2021 Chittagong ,Bangladesh.Hilsa is the national fish of Bangladesh. Bangladesh earns about 200 crore rupees in foreign exchange annually by exporting this fish. This is the first time this year that Hilsa has been caught in fishermen's nets. But they are not happy. The fish market is now on a downward due to lockdown. Although the price of fish is going up every year during this Ramadan, there is no such demand this year, said the fish traders. Hilsa is usually sold at tk 900 to tk 1,000 per kg at this time of the year, but this year the price of fish is tk 400 to tk 500 per kg. (Credit Image: © Subrata Dey/ZUMA Wire

Fishers in Bangladesh struggle as coastline changes 22.06.2022

Coastal Fishermen in Bangladesh are suffering declining fish stocks. via Zobaer Ahmed, 26.05.2022

Bangladesh: Fishermen grapple with years of inadequate harvest 26.05.2022

Dhalchar Island of Bangladesh Description: Bangladeshi Island disappearing from the globe. Pictures taken November-December 2021. Tags: Bangladesh, Island, Dhalchar, Disappearing, Erosion Copyright: Zobaer Ahmed

Bangladesh: How a disappearing island is making thousands climate refugees 11.05.2022

Leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the main Malawi opposition party, Lazarus Chakwera (C), flanked by the party's Secretary General Eistein Mkaka (L) and member of Parliament Ezekiel Ching'oma (R), flashes his campaign Super High-Five sign as he speaks to the press at Chowo Primary school in Lilongwe before a campaign rally on May 12, 2019, ahead of Malawi's general election. (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP) (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

AfricaLink on Air — 12 January 2022 12.01.2022

More from Global 3000

Rumors that dogs could infect people with Covid resulted in many canines being abandoned.

Abandoned dogs find new homes 30.09.2022

Steel - Stills aus MADE in Germany 09.08.22

Steel: Our most important but dirtiest metal 30.09.2022

Brasilien: Mehr Schulabbrecher durch Corona-Pandemie Beschreibung: Brasilien: Nach langen Schulschließung haben hunderttausende Kinder den Kontakt zur Schule verloren. Rechte: Nur für diese Berichterstattung! Copyright: NDR Bilder aus der DW-Sendung Global 3000

Brazil: Pandemic ups school dropout rates 30.09.2022

Südafrika: Stromabschaltungen wegen maroder Kraftwerke Beschreibung: Loadshedding, die geplante Abschaltung der Stromversorgung, bringt viele Südafrikaner in Schwierigkeiten. Rechte: Nur für diese Berichterstattung! Copyright: BR Bilder aus der DW-Sendung Global 3000

South Africa: The load shedding crisis 30.09.2022

More from Global 3000

Indien: Eine Gruppe junger Menschen macht mit provokanten Straßen-Aktionen auf das große Müllproblem aufmerksam.

Indian 'plastic thieves' fight pollution 23.09.2022

Kreative Köpfe treiben in Rio ein innovatives und nachhaltiges Projekt voran: Sie bauen Skatebords aus Plastikdeckeln.

Rio residents makes skateboards from bottle caps 23.09.2022

In Alaska Arktis: Den Bewohnern der nördlichsten Stadt der USA Utqiagvik taut buchstäblich der Boden unter den Füßen weg.

Alaska: Land of melting glaciers 23.09.2022

Alexandria und die Folgen des Klimawandels: Das Meer rückt bedrohlich nahe an die ägyptische Stadt heran.

Alexandria: Jewel of the Mediterranean at risk of sinking 23.09.2022

Read also

Hodovo solar, photo showing the plantations of solar power plants in Hodovo Photo taken in Hodovo , Aprilč 26, 2022.

Coal and corruption impede rollout of clean energy in Bosnia 16.08.2022

Experts say Bosnia and Herzegovina could be a regional leader in clean energy production. But corruption, the mighty coal industry and cumbersome bureaucracy are frustrating efforts to capitalize on this potential.

Bangladesh flood victims trying to rebuild lives. The resilience of Bangladesh’s northeastern people against Himalayan flooding has been severely threatened this year. Thousands of homeless and destitute people, who are trying to get back on their feet, have no clue how to deal with a flood of this extreme nature. Nazirun Begum and her child. Copyright: Zobaer Amed, DW

Bangladesh flood victims struggle to rebuild lives 23.08.2022

As yearly floods increase in severity, residents are increasingly struggling to rebuild their homes.

COX'S BAZAAR, BANGLADESH - JULY 10: A view from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's southern district of Cox's Bazar on July 10, 2022. Due to the long-standing oppression and violence in Myanmar, Rohingyas, who took shelter in refugee camps, trying to survive in harsh living conditions. Women and children suffer the most from camp residents who have limited access to food and clean water. Guven Yilmaz / Anadolu Agency

Can the EU do more to help Rohingya refugees go home? 24.08.2022

Bangladesh has taken in over a million Rohingya after they were forced out of Myanmar. Now, the Bangladeshi government is pressuring the EU to help repatriate them.

18.6.2022, Sylhet, Bangladesh, People wade through the water as they look for shelter during a flood, amidst heavy rains that caused widespread flooding in the northeastern part of the country, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Abdul Goni NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Bangladesh: How climate change is making floods worse 23.06.2022

Excessive and erratic rainfall has caused devastating flooding, hitting parts of Bangladesh hard. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there will be no quick respite for the country.