2026 October

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Climate recovery funds must reach communities, not stop at pledges Indonesia’s severe haze sparks protests amid respiratory illness surge UN loss-and-damage fund provisionally allocates $20 million to Nepal October ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz reach record level, data show Study estimates more than 50,000 summer heat deaths in European cities Bangladesh unveils five-year plan to develop badminton Industrial air pollution poses long-term risk to Sundarbans, experts warn Japan reportedly plans $6.36 billion in private investment for Bangladesh Bangladesh directs schools to step up cleanliness against dengue Dengue claims three more lives as 1,299 patients are hospitalised

Flooding and climate adaptation (illustrative)

Climate recovery funds must reach communities, not stop at pledges

Climate recovery funding should be assessed by transparent disbursements and measurable improvements for disaster-hit communities, not headline pledges. read more

Haze obscuring a city skyline (illustrative)

Indonesia’s severe haze sparks protests amid respiratory illness surge

Severe smoke haze from forest and peatland fires in Indonesia has triggered protests and a growing public-health emergency across parts of Southeast Asia, the Associated Press reported on Oc read more

Himalayan settlement in Nepal (illustrative)

UN loss-and-damage fund provisionally allocates $20 million to Nepal

The United Nations Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage has provisionally allocated $20 million to Nepal following devastating floods, the Associated Press reported. read more

October ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz reach record level, data show

Attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waterways reached a record monthly level in October, Reuters reported on October 23, citing shipping-security data. read more

Study estimates more than 50,000 summer heat deaths in European cities

A new study estimates that extreme summer heat in 2026 was associated with 50,391 deaths across 854 European cities, according to reporting by the Associated Press. read more

Bangladesh unveils five-year plan to develop badminton

Bangladesh has announced a five-year plan to raise its badminton standards through grassroots talent development, regular training and more international competition. read more

Sundarbans mangrove forest (illustrative)

Industrial air pollution poses long-term risk to Sundarbans, experts warn

Air pollution from factories operating near the Sundarbans could undermine the long-term ecological health of the world's largest mangrove forest, environmental experts warned in a report pu read more

Automobile manufacturing factory (illustrative)

Japan reportedly plans $6.36 billion in private investment for Bangladesh

Japan is reportedly preparing to arrange 1 trillion yen, or about $6.36 billion, in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over five years, Reuters reported on October 22, citing Japan's Ni read more

Bangladesh directs schools to step up cleanliness against dengue

Bangladesh's Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has instructed educational institutions nationwide to maintain clean premises and take steps to prevent dengue, according to read more

Aedes mosquito, dengue vector (illustrative)

Dengue claims three more lives as 1,299 patients are hospitalised

Dengue killed three more people in Bangladesh during the latest 24-hour reporting period, while 1,299 patients were admitted to hospitals, the Directorate General of Health Services said on read more