Dhaka February 23, 2025, 8:33 am
Observing the situation, the CSOs has demanded to government to develop country owned long term financial strategies to support climate change actions in future
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also said the adoption of Dhaka-Glasgow Declaration, which was formulated by 48 heads of the state and government of climate vulnerable countries, is the outcome of Bangladesh’s leadership in clim
The programme will scale up locally-led adaptation, expand renewable energy, tackle pollution and waste, and develop and empower the next generation of climate leaders
Speaking at a briefing at COP26 press conference room at Glasgow on Sunday, the minister reiterated that Bangladesh has been making the efforts despite being one of the least emitters in the world
Mostafa Kamal, a member of the Bangladesh delegation and secretary of the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, confirmed the news
Civil societies from most vulnerable countries demand to end Carbon emission instead of Net zero by 2050
"If we can implement the plan properly, we will be able to solve the problems related to climate," Saima Wazed Putul told reporters
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison came up with the message while holding a bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of COP26 on Tuesday
A main aim of the COP26 talks is to secure enough national promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions - mostly from burning coal, oil and gas - to keep the rise in the global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius
"People like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put a human face on climate change and can help world leaders understand what climate change already looks like," said Dr Jen Allan, an expert in international relations from Cardiff
The statement, which was launched at COP26 in Glasgow, recognizes the critical role of nature's ecosystems and biodiversity play in supporting the planet and people's health, well being and livelihood
Sheikh Hasina called the situation “saddening and disappointing” as until now “the major greenhouse gas emitting countries have failed to deliver their promised annual 100 billion dollar”
It is important to create space for women in the decision making process to address their vulnerability due to climate change
“The major emitters must submit ambitious NDCs, and implement those,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in her first proposal, out of four, while giving the national statement at the 26th Session of the Conference of the Part
“To address this, developed countries must fulfill their commitment of annual $100 billion climate finance with 50:50 allocations for adaptation and mitigation,” she said, addressing the Leaders’ Meeting on “Action and Solida
The statement, delivered in a video message to the COP-26 conference in Glasgow came after a day of speeches from world leaders warning of the urgency of the crisis
He promises US leadership and ‘action, not words’
The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which collectively account for 85 percent of the world's fores
India is the last of the world's major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the US and the EU aiming for 2050
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the incumbent chair of the CVF which unites developing nations from Africa, Asia and Latin America while the grouping wants countries to ramp up their plans for emission cuts at every annual UN