Afghanistan: The Taliban factor and peace

Instability and the search for peace in Afghanistan continue to attract attention of international geo-strategists. Anxiety has grown over the last year because of terrorist attacks carried out at regular intervals by terrorists belonging to the Taliban group as well as those associated with the IS (Islamic State). This concern...

Raising commitments to tackle climate change

In an alarming imbalance struggling families in rural Bangladesh spend almost US$2.0 billion a year on preventing climate-related disasters or repairing damage caused by climate change ? far more than either the Bangladesh government or international bodies.In the first report to measure household spending on climate change in any country...