Aerial view of the river delta in Dhaka at sunset

Global South · Climate Week

Dhaka
Climate Week

A 5-day platform to build the climate ecosystem Dhaka urgently needs, rooted in youth, collaboration, and global connection.

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 mission

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.

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5Days

120+Events

10K+Participants

150+Speakers

About 01 / 05

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

Electric VehiclesRoads to Zero

Dhaka drives the clean mobility shift

AI & DataIntelligence for the Planet

Data-driven decisions for climate survival

AgricultureGrowing Through Change

Climate-smart food systems from the delta

CircularityNothing Wasted, Everything Valued

Dhaka drives the clean mobility shift

Blue Economy & WaterLiving with Water

Turning the delta's greatest threat into its strength

Urban PlanningCities Built to Last

Designing Dhaka for the climate century

Programme

Six pillars

Global Climate Outlook

COP outcomes, carbon markets, climate finance, AI for climate.

South Asia

Delta resilience, food security, migration, disaster preparedness.

ASEAN

Coastal adaptation, blue economy, smart cities, circular economy.

Dhaka in Action

Government, private sector, NGO and community solutions already working.

Solutions Marketplace

Startups, investors and universities matched into real partnerships.

Future Generation

Youth summit, innovation challenge, climate entrepreneurship.

Signature framework

Every topic, four lenses

Lens 1: Global

What trends, tech and policy are shaping the future?

Lens 2: Regional

What can South Asia and ASEAN learn from each other?

Lens 3: Local

How is Dhaka innovating right now?

Lens 4: Collaboration

Which partnerships and investments can scale?

Why Dhaka?

Bangladesh carries lived experience across nearly every major climate challenge. Dhaka Climate Week reframes that experience as exportable, practical knowledge not a cautionary tale.

Why Global South

Fast-growing economies and the greatest climate exposure both sit in the Global South yet no single platform exists for peer-to-peer, implementation-focused exchange.

South Asia ⇄ ASEAN

Bangladesh sits geographically in South Asia, and economically and culturally close to ASEAN, a rare natural connector few other cities can credibly claim.