Staff Reporter:
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday said the Bangla-desh delegation will play an effective and strong role in this year’s COP28 conference as well.
“The delegation of Bangladesh will play an effective role in various issue-based discussions in the conference on behalf of least developed countries and countries that are vulnerable to climate change,” he told a meeting at the secretariat here on the occasion of the COP-28 meet.
The environment minister said “Loss and Damage Fund Operationalize” and “Detailed Arrange-ment” will be fixed at the climate summit to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates during 30 November to 12 December 2023.
He said a position paper has already been prepared with the opinion of prominent climate experts of the country and related ministries and organizations aiming to highlight the position of Bangla-desh in the COP28 meet.
Like the previous COP, Bangladesh has set up a pavilion of 152 square meters at the COP28 con-ference and will organize various sideline events there, Shahab Uddin said.
Deputy Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Begum Habibun Nahar, Environ-ment Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed and Additional Secretary (Environment and Climate Change) Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik were, among others, present at the meeting.
