Highlighting Bangladesh's 'important role' in the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Momen called for a joint climate event on the sidelines of COP26 to strengthen climate cooperation among the most climate-vulnerable countries, including Bangladesh. He also proposed that the supporting climate mitigation projects include building embankments to protect people from sea-level rise and river erosion. At the meeting, Momen briefed Alok Sharma on the COP26 agenda for Bangladesh, focusing particularly on loss and damage and the proposed CVF-COP26 Leaders’ Summit under Bangladesh's presidency. Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland Saida Muna Tasneem accompanied Momen to the talk along with other senior members of the Minister’s delegation. Later in the day, Momen delivered a climate talk titled "Forging a CVF-COP26 Climate Solidarity" at the headquarters of the UK's foremost international affairs think tank Chatham House, calling for global solidarity and political commitment to combat climate challenges.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2021 09:00 UTC