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The foreign minister made the remarks while virtually inaugurating a two-day “Climate Camp 2021” organised by a local non-government organisation named Earth Society, marking World Environment Day.

British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson, convener of the Climate Parliament Bangladesh Nahim Razzaq MP, special envoy of CVF Presidency of Bangladesh Abul Kalam Azad, resident representative, UNDP, Bangladesh Sudipto Mukerjee and Country Lead European Climate Foundation Monower Mostafa also spoke at the inaugural session.

Noting that the Bangladesh government is doing its best to tackle the climate challenges, the foreign minister said the national parliament declared it a “Planetary Emergency”.

Bangladesh is a victim of effects of global pollution without being a polluter, Momen said, adding that every year Bangladesh is spending about 5 billion dollars, an average 2.5 percent of its GDP, on climate adaptation and resilience-building.