Call for 'climate ready' dev
Ambassadors, development and climate experts yesterday called for immediate launching of climate-ready development and implement actions on the ground to redress woes of climate victims as well as raise coping capacities of the people and community.
They also emphasised the need for climate screening and proofing all development programmes so that Bangladesh as the most vulnerable country can face adverse impacts of climate change and show the rest of the world her enormous resilience power.
"Climate change is undeniable. Now, we have to adapt and mitigate. My country Denmark and EU are cutting back emissions and will go for more cuts. We highly commend Bangladesh efforts in adaptation," Ambassador of Denmark Svend Olling told a Public Lecture titled " Climate Change and Development Cooperation."
World Water Forum of Journalists (WWFJ) organised the event at National Press Club while its Secretary General Quamrul Islam Chowdhury was in the chair.
DFID Country Representative Chris Austin echoed Svend saying "Climate change and development cooperation are inter-linked. Delivering fast-start fund for actions can ensure end results and benefit people on the ground. We have to ensure poorest get the most. Bangladesh as the most vulnerable should get the priority."
Sabihuddin Ahmed, former ambassador to Sweden and UK underscored the need for maintaining knowledge-based climate diplomacy to protect the interests of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh in the global negotiation.
Quamrul Chowdhury suggested capacity building of private sector and line ministries and civil society bodies in accessing fast-start fund, green climate fund, Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund and CDM, LDC Fund and special climate fund.
Dr Ansarul Karim, BIDS Research Director Dr M Asaduzzaman, Dr Rezaul Karim, BAPA representative Kamrul Ahsan Khan, FEJB General Secretary Hasan Hafiz and daily New Nation Editor Mostafa Kamal Majumder also took part the public lecture.
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