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Long-term climate change resilient strategy soon: Dr C K Karim
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 15 (BSS)- Adviser for Forest and Environment of Bangladesh caretaker Government Dr CS Karim today said the government has been working to formulate a long-term climate change resilient strategy aimed at tackling the adverse effect of climate change in the country.
"Disaster intensity likely to deepen in the coming days due to unfavorable impact of climate change. Last year's consecutive disasters were the prime examples of the climate change", he said.
The Adviser said this while addressing as the chief guest a
a consultation meeting on "Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan- 2008', organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forest at BIAM auditorium here.
Secretary of the Ministry AHM Reazul Kabir chaired the meeting, while its Joint secretary Mohammad Qamar Munir gave the welcome address.
Environment specialist Dr Ainun Nishat presented a keynote paper on 'Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan-2008' while research director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr M Asaduzzaman presented another keynote paper on 'Introduction to Climate Change and its Probable Impacts' on the occasion. Chairman of FEJB Quamrul Islam Chowdhury took part at the meeting.
Karim said developed countries have been emitting highest amount of green house gases, but developing countries like Bangladesh was the worst sufferer of it.
Whatever we do in view of reducing green house gas emissions it would yield little result unless and until the developed world and the emerging economies cut the emission substantially, Karim said adding "It is now their moral obligation to help countries like Bangladesh to adapt with the changing atmosphere."
"We should take advantage of modern technology with our existing inbuilt capacity to face disasters including the climate change induced calamities in the country," said Dr Karim.
The Adviser observed that adverse impact of climate change likely to damage the country's 10,000 km of embankments. In view of this, he said, the country will have to build a sustainable agriculture production system adopting modern technologies to produce high yielding crops in shortest possible time.
The government, he said, has already initiated a climate change fund of Taka 300 crore in the budget and more funds are in the offing.
Quamer Minir said, "We have prepared a draft of the climate change action plan for 2009-2018 to build capacity to meet the challenge of the climate change."
The draft will be placed before the concerned ministries soon, he said adding it would also be placed before academics, experts, NGOs, civil society members for their views on it.
Dr Ainun Nishat said the climate change impact is already visible across the world in various shapes that include recent extreme climate events such as recurrence and long-drawn-out floods and cyclones.
"Many south Asian countries are already noticing changes in temperature-- both maximum and minimum-and higher number of days with and without rainfall and other changes in precipitation patterns.
"Himalayan glaciers are melting quicker which is expected to mean frequent flooding in the region in short term but reduce availability of water in the long term," said Dr Nishat.
He said the focus of the country should be on getting grants rather than credits from the developed countries, who are responsible for today's scenario.
Dr Asaduzzaman said climate change has negative impact on agriculture, health, education and infrastructure, and suggested for strengthening of country's early warning system and construction of new cyclone shelters.
"Disaster intensity likely to deepen in the coming days due to unfavorable impact of climate change. Last year's consecutive disasters were the prime examples of the climate change", he said.
The Adviser said this while addressing as the chief guest a
a consultation meeting on "Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan- 2008', organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forest at BIAM auditorium here.
Secretary of the Ministry AHM Reazul Kabir chaired the meeting, while its Joint secretary Mohammad Qamar Munir gave the welcome address.
Environment specialist Dr Ainun Nishat presented a keynote paper on 'Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan-2008' while research director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr M Asaduzzaman presented another keynote paper on 'Introduction to Climate Change and its Probable Impacts' on the occasion. Chairman of FEJB Quamrul Islam Chowdhury took part at the meeting.
Karim said developed countries have been emitting highest amount of green house gases, but developing countries like Bangladesh was the worst sufferer of it.
Whatever we do in view of reducing green house gas emissions it would yield little result unless and until the developed world and the emerging economies cut the emission substantially, Karim said adding "It is now their moral obligation to help countries like Bangladesh to adapt with the changing atmosphere."
"We should take advantage of modern technology with our existing inbuilt capacity to face disasters including the climate change induced calamities in the country," said Dr Karim.
The Adviser observed that adverse impact of climate change likely to damage the country's 10,000 km of embankments. In view of this, he said, the country will have to build a sustainable agriculture production system adopting modern technologies to produce high yielding crops in shortest possible time.
The government, he said, has already initiated a climate change fund of Taka 300 crore in the budget and more funds are in the offing.
Quamer Minir said, "We have prepared a draft of the climate change action plan for 2009-2018 to build capacity to meet the challenge of the climate change."
The draft will be placed before the concerned ministries soon, he said adding it would also be placed before academics, experts, NGOs, civil society members for their views on it.
Dr Ainun Nishat said the climate change impact is already visible across the world in various shapes that include recent extreme climate events such as recurrence and long-drawn-out floods and cyclones.
"Many south Asian countries are already noticing changes in temperature-- both maximum and minimum-and higher number of days with and without rainfall and other changes in precipitation patterns.
"Himalayan glaciers are melting quicker which is expected to mean frequent flooding in the region in short term but reduce availability of water in the long term," said Dr Nishat.
He said the focus of the country should be on getting grants rather than credits from the developed countries, who are responsible for today's scenario.
Dr Asaduzzaman said climate change has negative impact on agriculture, health, education and infrastructure, and suggested for strengthening of country's early warning system and construction of new cyclone shelters.
