Binayak K. Chakraborty

Climate Activist, Winner of TUMI global urban mobility challenge 2018 @TUMInitiative, Administrative Officer (in charge) of Singra Municipality, Bangladesh.

[Binayak K. Chakraborty @BinayakKumarC]

Singra Municipality of 🇧🇩 launched the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) Report on @SDGoals with the technical support of @ICLEISouthAsia
And @cdknetwork
https://t.co/zKvOGSfLEP

[Binayak K. Chakraborty @BinayakKumarC]

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[Binayak K. Chakraborty @BinayakKumarC]

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[ICLEI South Asia @ICLEISouthAsia]

ICLEI South Asia partnered with @UNDRR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Global Education and Training Institute to organize 3 days training on disaster risk reduction and urban resilience under the Making Cities Resilient 2030.

[Sohanur [email protected] 🌏 @SohanYouthNetG]

We are not in the same boat! ⤵️
Nargis paddles a raft home w/ her younger brother & cousin after collecting relief packets in Borni, #Sylhet. 🇧🇩

All 1️⃣3️⃣ upazilas in Sylhet are flooded due to heavy rains & upstream water, affecting over a million people.

📸: Sheikh Nasir

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

🔵 Every
🟡 fraction
🟠 of a degree
🟤 of global warming
🔴 matters.

The extent to which current and future generations will experience a hotter and different world depends on the choices we make today and in the coming years.

#ShowYourStripes Day | @ed_hawkins | @IPCC_CH

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Ever heard somebody saying 'Our city can't change, we are not like Amsterdam!'

Well, neither was #Amsterdam. It took bold choices and consistent -and ongoing- efforts.

—Zeilstraat, Amsterdam in the 1970s

[ICLEI South Asia @ICLEISouthAsia]

This Sunday, Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation will be launching their respective #ClimateActionPlans.

Here's a sneak peek at what's coming.
#ClimateAction

[Germany in Bangladesh @GermanEmbassyBD]

Unlocking energy potential from waste! A study supported by German DevCo came to the conclusion that Keraniganj, Nawabganj & Dohar alone could generate 2 MW of electricity with improved waste management. The study is part of 🇩🇪’s ongoing support to 🇧🇩 on its way towards 💚energy

[WRI Climate @WRIClimate]

In 2023 we saw record-breaking EV sales, new energy capacity dominated by renewables, and promising policy movements — significant obstacles remain.

We take stock of recent clean energy progress and what’s needed to push it forward in the ➡️ https://t.co/WOgRLVCT4I

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

All the trains in the Netherlands run entirely on renewable energy.

We have the solutions. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #renewables #renewableenergy #GreenNewDeal

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

Renewables, greener materials, recycling, and reflective roofs can cut down on construction emissions without breaking the bank.

@IFC_org’s flagship report #BuildingGreen explores solutions that can reduce emissions by 23% in the next decade: https://t.co/YSf8mhdaDZ

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The earth has lost 28 trillion tons of ice in just 23 years. We are in a #climatecrisis.

There is no time to wait. Make 2024 the year we #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #GreenNewDeal

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

2023 was the hottest year on record, confirms @WMO.

#IPCC's Synthesis Report, released in March 2023, shows that every increment of warming results in rapidly escalating compounding and cascading hazards and related losses & damages.

➡️ https://t.co/zAMzd12lR7

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Plants play a vital role in tackling the #climatechange and biodiversity loss crises.

It is critical that investment in nature-based solutions is increased for people and our planet 🌍

#ForNature #COP28

Via @FAOclimate

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

By turning a problem into a solution, wastewater can produce about 5x more energy than is required for its treatment and be an important solution to the climate crisis.

Info from UNEP's Global Wastewater Initiative: https://t.co/xrtNl6Wer1

[ICCCAD @ICCCAD]

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you about the passing away of our director, Prof. Saleemul Huq, on 29 October, 2023.

His unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come.

[YouthNet Global @YouthNetGlobal]

🌏 Urgent Call to Action 🚨 Youth activists in 🇧🇩 are sounding the alarm on the climate crisis!

It's time to STOP financing fossil fuels and INVEST in renewable energy, embrace #JustTransition. Our future depends on it! 💪🌱
#EndFossilFuel #fridaysforfuture

[Saleemul Huq @SaleemulHuq2]

Don't say you are interested in 'climate justice' unless you are prepared to address 'climate injustice' by supporting the Loss and Damage Fund in @COP28

https://t.co/lrZyXSWHnP

[ICCCAD @ICCCAD]

🚨The countdown to #COP28 continues as the special Climate Tribune on URBAN and other climate related issues comes tomorrow! Keep a lookout 👀 on our social media to get access!

[UNDP Bangladesh @UNDP_BD]

Air pollution in Dhaka is more than just haze; it's a silent threat to our well-being. Let's work together for clean air and a blue sky to breathe well.

#TogetherForCleanAir #BreatheWellDhaka #CleanAirDhaka