Aerial view of the river delta in Dhaka at sunset

Global South · Climate Week

Dhaka Climate Week

A 5-day collaborative platform connecting government, businesses, academia, communities, and youth to accelerate climate action and strengthen the climate ecosystem in Bangladesh and beyond.

17 – 21 JANUARY 2027 Dhaka, Bangladesh

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The world's most climate-exposed megacity becomes a platform for action. Five days of conferences, labs, and city-wide events, connecting youth, government, and global partners around the future of the delta.

The vision

A future where innovation, knowledge and leadership from the Global South help shape global progress on climate adaptation and resilience.

The mission

To connect policymakers, businesses, researchers, investors and communities to develop, finance and scale climate resilience and adaptation solutions originating in the Global South, with applications across the world.

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5Days

120+Events

15K+Participants

150+Speakers

Why Dhaka, why now

The delta is warming

Each stripe is one year of global surface temperature since 1880, set against the 1951–1980 average. Bangladesh lives at the sharp end of this curve, which is exactly why the answers must be built here.

2024 +1.28°C Warmest year on record

Global surface temperature anomaly, 1880–2025, relative to 1951–1980.Data: NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP v4)

About 01 / 07

What is Dhaka Climate Week

Collaborative planning session with Net Positive signage

2027 First edition · Dhaka

Dhaka is often described through the lens of risk. We see something different. We see a city that continues to grow, adapt, and innovate despite some of the world's most complex climate challenges. Dhaka Climate Week exists because the future of climate action will not be built only in wealthy capitals. It will also be built in cities like Dhaka, where resilience is practiced every day and where the Global South is shaping solutions for the world.

1,500+ km²Dhaka Metropolitan Area

24 MillionsPopulations on the frontline

4.25 millionYouth in Dhaka

Core theme

From Frontline to Frontrunner

Positioning Dhaka as the leading convening platform for climate resilience, adaptation and practical solutions across the Global South, the bridge where South Asia and ASEAN meet.

Sub themes

Urban PlanningCities Built to Last

Designing Dhaka for the climate century

Energy TransitionRoads to Zero

Dhaka drives the clean mobility shift

Water for ResilienceLiving with Water

Turning the delta's greatest threat into its strength

Tech for the PlanetIntelligence for the Planet

Data-driven decisions for climate survival

AgricultureGrowing Through Change

Climate-smart food systems from the delta

CircularityNothing Wasted, Everything Valued

Turning the city's waste into value

Signature framework

Every topic, four lenses

Lens 1: Local

How is Dhaka innovating right now?

Lens 2: Regional

What can South Asia and ASEAN learn from each other?

Lens 3: Global

What trends, tech and policy are shaping the future?

Lens 4: Collaboration

Which partnerships and investments can scale?

Programme 03 / 07

Five days, one delta

Day 01 Climate Leadership & Policy

Day 02 Youth, Innovation & Future Leaders

Day 03 Public–Private Partnerships

Day 04 Climate Finance & Green Investment

Day 05 Nature, Culture & Community

Speakers 04 / 07

Confirmed speakers

Sandra Goldmark

Associate Dean, Columbia Climate School

Jonathan Foley

Managing Director, Project Drawdown

Shloka Nath

Former CEO, Indian Climate Collaborative

George Tsiatis

Founder and CEO, Resolution Project

Katherine Baillie

Director of Penn Climate, University of Pennsylvania

Nikhil Goveas

Food Specialist, Indian Climate Collaborative

Suraiya Siddique

Managing Director, Grameen Danone

Bhawna Solanki

Lead Strategy and Partnership, Beetle Regen Solutions

Fahim Uddin Ahmed

Founder and CEO, Garbagemen

Umamaheswaran Krishnan

Director, Carbon Finance
CVF V20

Stanley Ng

Global Partnership Director, New Energy Nexus

People 05 / 07

The team behind the week

Advisory panel

Dipesh Nag

Director, SCBP & Transformation, ACI PLC

Peter C. Goldmark Jr

Former President, Rockefeller Foundation

Wenda Gumulya

Director & Co-Founder, Mycellium

Shehzad Munim

Independent Director, Linde Bangladesh

Management team

Wahid Hossain

Convener, Dhaka Climate Week
Founder & Director, Mycellium

Sharmin Akter Shakila

Research Associate, University of Bradford

Mustain Karim Chowdhury

Co-convener, Dhaka Climate Week

Samir Kumar Paul

Co-convener, Dhaka Climate Week

Firoj Iqbal

Assistant Manager, Turtle Venture

Kevin Drolet

CEO & Founder, Climate Hive

Faruque Ahmed

Managing Director & CEO, Cultivera Ltd

Lamia Zahin

Founder, Refocus

Partners 06 / 07

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Partners

Penn Climate, University of Pennsylvania

GAIN, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Media features 07 / 07