INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tributes have poured in from around for world for the renowned Bangladeshi scientist Prof Saleemul Huq, who died on 28 October.Huq, 71, was
an acclaimed academic, a relentless climate activist and the director of the International Centre for Climate Change - Development (ICCCAD),
a research and capacity-building organisation in Bangladesh.Shahab Uddin, the Bangladeshi minister of environment, forest and climate
the privilege of working with Huq several times over the years
movement who stood out in a field dominated by scientists from Europe and North America
on helping communities find their own solutions to the climate crisis, such as improving flood defences and adjusting cropping patterns to
negotiations, helping climate-vulnerable countries put their individual needs on the agenda at high-profile UN talks.Among his many
Though the idea gained traction leading up to the 2015 Paris climate agreement, it was only in 2022 that an agreement was signed
Photograph: Courtesy of IISDHuq, who was awarded an OBE in 2022, was a professor at the Independent University, Bangladesh; a senior
associate of the International Institute on Environment and Development; and part of the Cop28 advisory committee
In 2022, the journal Nature named Huq as one of the top 10 scientists in the world.Huq was a strong advocate of young people being given a
voice in global negotiations
champion whose unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come
way that cut through climate jargon and politics to ask the great moral questions over the inequality of the climate crisis
Ahead of Cop28 this year, he wrote an open letter to the president of the UN climate summit, advocating for a new loss and damage fund while
I pledge to redouble my efforts, to uphold the torch, and to champion the cause with even more passion and hard work
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com
