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all-of-society approach, Prof Huq has deservedly become one of the most trusted and respected global commentators on the climate crisis. He also symbolises the very strong intellectual and people-to-people links between the UK and Bangladesh.”

Prof Huq is the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is a professor at the Independent University Bangladesh. He is also chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Senior Adviser on Locally Led Adaptation with Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) headquartered in the Netherlands.