The Bangladesh leader made the call in a virtual address to the Climate Adaptation Conference 2021 in the Netherlands on Monday. But the global adaptation measures are yet to gain the necessary momentum compared to the damage due to a lack of funding andpolitical will. The prime minister also stressed the need for united and timely action as was highlighted by the global coronavirus pandemic. Bangladesh has emerged as a global leader in taking local adaptation measures, she said. With the help of the Netherlands, Bangladesh has formulated the Delta Plan-2100 while 1.5 million saplings were planted to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 19:52 UTC