Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Water Resources, called for climate justice, urging the global community to uphold the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR).
“Delaying action until after 2030 is not an option. To keep the 1.5°C goal within reach, developed nations must rapidly scale up mitigation efforts and fulfill their commitments under the Paris Agreement,” she said.
While addressing the 2024 Annual High-Level Ministerial Round Table on Pre-2030 Ambition at COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan, she represented one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations and emphasized the urgency of collective global action to address the escalating climate crisis.
Bangladesh faces harsh realities of climate change daily, she highlighted the impacts of rising sea levels, intensified cyclones, erratic rainfall and salinity intrusion, said a press release.
This year alone, two catastrophic floods caused $1.7 billion in damages—equivalent to 1.8% of the national budget.
