BSS :
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the developed countries still lack sincerity and willingness in providing their pledged financing to help combat climate change.
He called upon the developed nations to provide equal funds for mitigating the consequences of natural disasters induced by climate change and adapting to the changing environment.
Hasan, also the Awami League joint general secretary, made the call while speaking at a discussion at Bangladesh pavilion on Wednesday evening on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP)-26 in Glasgow of Scotland, according to a message received in Dhaka.
Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) of BRAC University arranged the event on ‘Transparency Mechanism in Paris Agreement: Issues, Concerns and Opportunities for Effective Implementation’.
Chaired by C3ER advisor Dr Ainun Nishat, the meeting was addressed, among others, by member of Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change Tanvir Shakil Joy, secretary of Economic Relations Division Fatima Yasmin and environmental experts Dr Gary Fox, Dr Saleemul Haq and Dr Atiq Rahman. Dr Hasan said the delay and deceptions of the developed countries in climate financing are pushing the whole world, including Bangladesh, towards disaster risks.
