Dhaka urges global leadership to share burden of climate migrants’ rehabilitation

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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the global leadership to share the burden of rehabilitation of the climate migrants, noting that each year thousands of people are being uprooted from their sweet homes and traditional jobs due to global warming, river erosions and erratic climate changes.

As the CVF (Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) President, he said, Bangladesh urges the international community to proactively address the unique challenges of the CVF countries.

“They indeed need further support in building capacity for trade-facilitation reforms. Otherwise, they would have to sacrifice development and quality of life for their citizens,” said Dr Momen while delivering his remarks at a webinar on “Climate Change Priorities in Trade and Investment” on Monday evening, reports UNB.

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WIPO Director-General Daren Tang, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD Isabelle Durant and Deputy to the Director-General of UNIDO Hiroshi Kuniyoshi also joined.

The Foreign Minister flagged six points and first, he said, all must be strict to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

Secondly, Dr Momen said, transfer of clean, green, and advanced technology to developing countries at affordable costs, including for meeting energy requirements is crucial.

Sharing his third point, the Foreign Minister said, developed countries must keep their commitments to mobilise 100 billion dollars annually for climate finance with a 50:50 balance between adaptation & mitigation finance.

Fourth, he said, climate-vulnerable countries’ development needs, including climate smart agriculture, sustainable industrialization, and enhanced contribution to the global value chain, must be addressed by decisive actions.

Fifth, the Foreign Minister said collaborative steps must be taken for ensuring sustainable marine fishing which is important for preserving marine ecosystems and combating climate change.