The lives of millions of people will be saved by the implementation of the Paris Agreement, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
“Lives of millions of people would continue to be at risk unless we deliver to our commitments on climate change issues,” she said pointing out that Bangladesh is one of the first countries that signed and ratified the Paris Agreement.
Hasina made the statement at the 22nd edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Tuesday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
According to Hasina, Marrakesh climate conference bears a special significance as the historic agreement signed last year “creating a solid ground for a meaningful co-operation in combating climate change impacts”, is expected to be enforced this year.
“This is the time to move forward to implement decisions into actions,” she said, adding that the Paris Agreement successfully created a solid ground for a meaningful cooperation in combating climate change.
“We must be prepared to share equitable burden to fulfil our promises of making the world a safer and better place for our future generation.
“Unless, we address this challenge of climate-induced migrant issue appropriately, we would never be able to attain the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals,” she said.
Hasina said Bangladesh is also the first country to set up “Climate Change Trust Fund” of $400mn from its own
resources.
Bangladesh joins solar
alliance: Bangladesh has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative announced by India, by signing the Framework Agreement on ISA, an official said yesterday.
Bangladeshi Deputy Minister for Environment and Forests Abdullah Al Islam Jakob signed the agreement at a ceremonial programme held on Tuesday during the Climate Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, Xinhua news agency quoted the foreign ministry spokeswoman as
saying in a statement.
Khaleda Begum, senior information officer of the ministry of foreign affairs, said signing of the ISA Framework Agreement has reiterated the firm commitment of the government towards further promoting renewable energy, more particularly solar energy.
Joining the ISA will widen the opportunities for Bangladesh to collaborate with other member of this Alliance in the areas of solar technology, finance, research, innovation and development as well as capacity building, it said.
International Solar Alliance is a global platform for cooperation among solar-rich countries, which was launched at the Climate Summit in Paris on
November 30 last year.