The Head of Government assured that the countries which have already formulated NAP can get financial support easily and quickly from UNFCCC and other sources for the purpose of implementing NAP.
The Prime Minister said, ‘We are taking appropriate actions in both adaptation and mitigation to reduce potential damage due to climate change.’ In this regard, he asked Bangladesh to take necessary initiatives to receive money from UNFCCC’s Loss and Damage Fund.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Steele, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry Secretary Farhina Ahmed and UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwen Lewis spoke at the event.
A short audio visual presentation on ‘Bangladesh Climate Development Partnership (BCDP)’ was also shown on the occasion.
The Prime Minister said that a global initiative was taken in 1992 to combat the adverse effects of climate change. “It is their moral responsibility to protect the people affected by the harmful effects of climate change.”
