“Government is open to any initiative at the regional and global level on this including the BIMSTEC, SAARC, Delta Coalition, Climate Vulnerable Forum and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). Displacement due to either slow or sudden onset disasters is a global problem, more aggravated due to erratic climate change and environmental degradation. He said since Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of climate vulnerability, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took corrective actions to live with climate change. It also developed flood resistant salinity resilient Crops to adopt and live with climate change,” he said. In addition, to face challenges in climate change, Bangladesh adopted 100-year Delta Plan.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 17:03 UTC