Bangladesh needs to focus on adaptive measures to cope with the adverse impact of climate change.
Developing countries like Bangladesh are bearing the burden of excessive carbon emissions caused by industrialized nations, which are mainly responsible for global warming.
Climate experts made the observation at a seminar in the conference room of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) in the city on Thursday.
Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and BARC along with different organisations arranged the seminar on "Climate Change: Impact of Forest and Water Resources".
Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud addressed the seminar as the chief guest while PKSF Chairman Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad presided over it.
Executive Director of Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies Dr Atiq Rahman, Prof Dr Masfiqus Salehin, representatives of different local and international organisations, among others, addressed the seminar.
Anisul said various milestone initiatives have been taken in the country, including making Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 2009, Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) and Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) and Climate Change Trust Act-2010, to enhance capacity on the climate change issue.
He said the Paris accord requires all countries to devise plans to achieve the goal of keeping the rise in temperature within two degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial levels and strive for 1.5 C if possible, reports BSS.
