BSS, Dhaka :
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government is formulating the ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the chair of Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).
“The Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan is underway now, which will provide a holistic pathway to prosperity highlighting Bangladesh as a global benchmark,” he said this on Thursday while speaking at the “GCA, CVF and V20 Briefing and Reporting Session with the Ministers” arranged by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry through videoconferencing from his official residence here.
The minister said this flagship project will be a significant step towards a green, nature-based and resilient recovery, and addressing post Covid-19 impacts.
He said: “We’re taking necessary measures to deal with climate change impacts as the fight against climate change is a struggle of survival for Bangladesh.”
Shahab Uddin said despite many challenges, Bangladesh has become a global example in climate change adaptation.
“We’ve already planted 11.5 million saplings across the country to initiate a strategic, low-carbon investment framework for growth and prosperity,” he said.
The environment minister stressed the need for taking a collaborative effort involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Finance Ministry, the Public Administration Ministry and other ministries concerned aiming to address the growing climate related challenges and enhance resilience to climate change.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, Special Envoy of Climate Vulnerable Forum Abul Kalam Azad, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Ziaul Hassan, Economic Relations Division Secretary Fatima Yasmin, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, Dr Patrick Verkooijen, CVF Chair of Expert Advisory Group Dr Saleemul Huq , Regional Director of GCA South Asia and the Focal Point of CVF A Shamim Al Razi, Additional Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry Anisur Rahman and CVF and V20 Programme Head Matthew McKinnon, among others, spoke at the meeting.
At the meeting, representatives from international organisations discussed the Bangladesh leadership as Chair of the CVF and V20; GCA, CVF and V20 update; key milestones of the GCA Regional Office; V20 Ministerial Dialogue VII; Climate Diplomacy in 2021; upcoming CVF and V20 events and COP26 Policy Priorities with Dhaka-Glasgow Declaration of the CVF.
