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Campaigners warn of climate finance corruption risk

(This article has been originally published here) Countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives need cash to deal with global warming, but have a poor record on transparency  A pillar of an anticipated UN global pact in Paris is financial support for poor countries to cut carbon and climate-proofing. Those launch solar farms in Ethiopia or build sea…

the daily star op-ed

Tracking climate finance

(This article has originally been published on The Daily Star and can be accessed here) At the global level, developed countries have pledged to provide $100 Billion every year starting from 2020 to developing countries to tackle climate change through both adaptation as well as mitigation activities. They have also agreed on setting up a…