Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday said the government is focusing on sustainable development of the country through implementing various environment-friendly programmes.
“We are working to fulfill the targets of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) by 2030,” he told the inaugural function of Bangladesh Chemical Congress (BCC) at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University, an official release said.
Bangladesh Chemistry Society (BCC) and Department of Chemistry of DU are jointly organizing the three-day congress. Chairman of Department of Chemistry of DU Prof Dr Md Azizur Rahman, Dean of Science Faculty of DU Prof Dr Mohammad Abdul Aziz and teachers, among others, addressed the function with BCC President Md Abdul Karim in the chair.
Menon said Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh are bearing the burden of excessive carbon emissions caused by industrialized nations, which are mainly responsible for global warming, a great challenge for the planet.
Despite having little contribution to global carbon emission, Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to adverse impact of global climate change and responsible countries must provide financial and technical supports to LDCs aiming at tackling its negative impacts, he added.
Bangladesh alone cannot face climate change issue as it is a global phenomenon, he said adding it should move bilaterally as well as multilaterally along with strong bargaining capacity to pile up pressure on rich nations to extend their financial and technical supports to climate vulnerable countries, the minister added.
