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Save planet from climate change fallout

Hasina urges global community

UNB, New York
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the global community to exert all efforts accepting their own shares of responsibility to save the planet from the wraths of climate change.
She made the call while addressing a dialogue arranged by the presidents of Mexico and South Africa at Sheraton Hotel here yesterday morning (local time).Former US president Bill Clinton also addressed the dialogue.
Hasina said her sincerest hope is to see in Durban the much-sought-after legally-binding agreement on carbon emission reduction.
“It is imperative to realise the commitments by indus-
trialised countries to cut carbon emissions based on the principle of common and differentiated responsibilities,” she said.
The premier said they would also like to see greater voluntary action by non-Annex-A parties of the Kyoto Protocol, based on equity.
Ahead of the Durban
climate conference, the prime minister expects five commitments from the international community: A global pact to face climate change challenges in the four recognised tracks of action—adaptation, mitigation, financing, and technology transfer; A balance between adaptation and mitigation to meet the present requirements as well as the priorities of the future; Concrete and robust support of the international community in the areas of transfer of technology for adaptation and mitigation actions; External support to vulnerable countries as they identify climate change-related challenges and seek to convert them into opportunities for green development; Operationalisation of the 'Green Climate Fund' as soon as possible and provisions for compensatory grants through UNFCCC to meet the full cost of adaptation for most vulnerable countries.
“Copenhagen rekindled our hope for consensus building on carbon emissions, while Cancun kept the hope alive. At the end of this year, Durban beckons us to act and deliver over these endless negotiations,”
Hasina said.
The premier said while adaptation to climate change is of immediate priority, mitigation is the key to a green and a secure future. “Therefore, the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy includes a 134-point adaptation and mitigation action plan."
For immediate implementation of these plans, Bangladesh has set up a Climate Change Trust Fund with $ 300 million from its own resources, she told her audience.
Hasina said Bangladesh is deeply concerned about the sea-level rise due to global warming, and the consequent displacement of people in coastal areas.
“A one-metre rise at sea level will submerge a fifth of Bangladesh, displacing over 30 million people," she said.
“Therefore, we want to see an international frame-work being created, addressing climate change-induced displacement, including its internal and external dimensions," the premier said.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador at-Large M Ziauddin and PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, among others, were present.