Young voices for climate action


Passengers wait under a tree near a bus stop during high temperatures and a power outage in Dhaka, Bangladesh. — Bloomberg

IN fast-growing Dhaka, which is losing what is left of its green spaces and water bodies to urban development, residents are rallying to protect their environment and fight climate change.

In May, when the Bangladeshi capital’s southern authority wanted to expand a key road, it cut down a few hundred trees, sparking a protest by neighbourhood youth who organised a vigil to save the remaining trees.

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