Staff Reporter :
Former UN secretary Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to arrive today (Tuesday) to attend the ‘Dhaka Meeting of the Global Commission on Adaptation’.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the one-day meeting on Wednesday morning at Hotel InterContinental where Ban Ki-moon, the current chair of Global Commission on Adaptation, will address a session titled ‘Way forward and next step towards climate change adaptation’.
The meeting will end at noon with the remarks of environment, forest and climate change minister Shahab Uddin.
Different sessions titled ‘community dialogue’, ‘action tacks – mobilising accelerated adaptation and support’, and ‘mobilising a global audience – communication tools and events’ will take place after the inaugural session.
Environment, forest and climate change minister Shahab Uddin, CEO of Global Commission for Adaptation Centre Patrick V Verkooijen, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of Manish Bapna and CGA Commissioner and Executive Director of BRAC Muhammad Musa will also attend the preparatory meeting.
