'Set up int'l climate centre in Dhaka'
State Minister for Environment and Forest Hasan Mahmud called on the world community to set up an International Climate Change Adaptation Centre in Dhaka to offset the impacts of global climate change.
He made the call while speaking at an international conference on 'Petersburg Climate dialogue-building Momentum to Mexico' in Germany on Tuesday.
Highlighting the success of Bangladesh in disaster management, Hasan Mahmud said only a few hundred people were killed in the cyclone Sidr and cyclone Aila, which hit the country in 2008 and 2009 respectively, while the cyclone in 1970 killed over five lakh people and another cyclone in 1991 claimed the lives of over one lakh people.
The statistics show that the people of Bangladesh have gained expertise in disaster management, he added.
He also said that the scientists of the country have also developed saline-tolerant rice to cope with the increased salinity of land in coastal areas.
The people are now facing tough challenges due to climate change and it is vital to set up an international adaptation centre to tackle the climate change, the state minister said.
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