FM when planning on taking bold steps over climate change issue
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen found on Wednesday urged the United Country Security Council (UNSC) to take bold decision on implementing the Paris Weather Arrangement (COP21) to make sure security and peace across nations.
“The UN protection council cannot evade this (climate change) issue any more. Let them take bold decision in discussion with relevant stakeholders for an improved world,” he explained in a video affirmation screened at the Berlin Weather and Security Conference 2020 on Tuesday, studies BSS.
Bangladesh minister warned that evading the climate change concern for a longer time by the UNSC is likely to increase potential of serious security and stability problems for most countries and the world.
Accordingly, Momen said the UNSC must support implement the Paris Agreement and arrange necessary resources to face the issues of climate change.
The Paris Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius aswell as to support the ability of countries to manage the impacts of climate change.
“Climate issue isn't only our development issue, not only it’s a security concern, it really is our existential issue and this should be handled and managed by collaboration of most countries and we should follow the Paris Contract,” Momen said, adding “We should implement it for the global security, stability and welfare of the people of this planet.”
Bangladesh foreign minister appealed the world leaders to interact in collaboration and on partnership to save the planet from destruction. “We should work together to ensure protection and peace across nations,” he said.
Terming the COVID-19 pandemic as a great eye-opener for all your countries, Momen said, in the event global warming rises above 1.5?C, not merely Bangladesh or Maldives will suffer from climate vulnerability alternatively “many cities and towns that people are so pleased with may not exist at all for our future generations”.
In terms of climate change, he said Bangladesh is among the the majority of vulnerable countries on earth as if sea degree of the united states rises one-meter because of global warming, after that its one-fifth will go under water that may displace 30 to 40 million people from their habitats.
“If millions are uprooted, it'll be security risk not only for Bangladesh however the region aswell,” he warned.
Stating that hundreds of people have previously migrated to metropolitan areas in Bangladesh due to river erosion caused by climate change, Momen explained it really is liability of the countries those are responsible for global warming to rehabilitate and reintegrate these displaced people in to the development process.
Mentioning that Bangladesh started to be President of Environment Vulnerable Forum (CVF), a program of 48 weather vulnerable countries, he explained it is essential to put concentrate on mitigation of reduction and damage caused by climate transformation and adaptation to it.
