Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday highlighted the devastating impacts of climate change and urged finance, technology transfer, and capacity building for developing countries.
He made the request while delivering a country statement at the Stockholm+50 international meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden, said a press release from the ministry on Friday.
Speaking at the plenary session of the meeting, Foreign Minister Momen said that the Stockholm+50 platform has offered a unique opportunity to rethink the critical role of the global community for a resilient, healthy, and prosperous planet for all.
He emphasized on Bangladesh government’s climate actions and initiatives to save the planet including ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ and adoption of ‘Planetary Emergency’ resolution by the Parliament.
Stockholm+50 international meeting is convened by the United Nations and hosted by Sweden with support from the Government of Kenya.
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Under the theme “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all–our responsibility, our opportunity,” this high-level meeting commemorates the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrates 50 years of global environmental action.
Around 150 States Members of the United Nations, Members of the UN Specialized Agencies, IGOs, IFIs took part in this international meeting.
On the sidelines of Stockholm+50, Momen attended an intergenerational roundtable on exploring how to better understand, think and act for future generations.
In the roundtable, he shared the important policies of the government to leave behind a safe, climate-resilient, and prosperous Bangladesh for the young generation.
Bangladesh also joined a “Ministerial Statement on Future Generations” which aims to recognize the responsibilities of the present generations towards future generations and take specific actions to leave a planet that will not be irreversibly damaged by climate change and other human activity.
He also held bilateral meetings with the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
During the meeting, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner highly praised Bangladesh’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and the leadership role in global climate actions.
The minister sought support from UNDP in developing an early warning system for flash floods, heightening embankments to serve both the purposes of protecting floods and creating carbon sinks by planting mangroves.
He will meet the Swedish minister for International Development Cooperation and address different leadership dialogue sessions and roundtables of the Stcokholm+50 on Friday.
