Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon recentlysaid that environmental challenges have evolved into an existential crisis for human civilization rather than being merely issues addressed within annual budgets or five-year development plans.
He called on the younger generation to go beyond textbook learning and understand the deep connections between global politics, the energy crisis, and environmental degradation.
The minister made the remarks while addressing the inaugural session of the Green Energy Olympiad 2026, organized by Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN) at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) auditorium in the capital.


