BSS: [2] UN Climate Change Conference COP-26 regional ambassador Ken O’Flaherty has said the Bangladesh knowledge on climate resilience is expected to be a major learning for the world as the next month’s convention is set to draw the global leaders in Britain’s Glasgow.
[3] Flaherty, the UK-appointed regional ambassador of the supreme decision-making body on climate change for Asia Pacific and South Asia, said Bangladesh has the role in raising ‘strong moral’ voice for the climate vulnerable countries to encourage the entire world in taking action on climate issue.
[4] “The leadership Bangladesh has showing on (climate change) adaption … Bangladesh has a lot to teach the world on building resilience to climate change impact,” Flaherty told BSS diplomatic correspondent in an exclusive interview along with another Bangladeshi news agency.
The COP-26’s main host British Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier said he expected the event to be a “turning point for humanity” while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna along with other world leaders is set to join it from October 13 and November 12.
The Bangladesh premier currently represents the climate vulnerable countries (CVF) as the chair of Climate Vulnerable Forum while Dhaska by now demanded the worst contributors to climate change pay US$ 500 billion to cover five years from 2020 to 2024 to negate the phenomenon.
The CVF also demanded that half of this amount to be directed to support adaptation activities in the most vulnerable developing countries.
Flaherty appreciated the demand saying that would be “another way for Bangladesh to ensure the voice of the vulnerable countries calling on climate action can be heard”.