Due global climate adaptation actions not possible for lack of finance: PM
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DHAKA, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the lack of finance and political will were responsible for not taking due global actions for adapting to the damages caused by the adverse impact of the climate change.
“Adapting to the damage already done is as important as the process of reducing future losses and damages. But global adaptation actions are far from keeping pace with the scale of devastation due to lack of finance and political will,” she said.
She added that the recent experience of COVID-19 has proved the importance of being united and acting on time.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 26 Jan 2021 01:53 AM BdST
Updated: 26 Jan 2021 01:53 AM BdST
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a more concerted global effort to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. );
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The Bangladesh leader made the call in a virtual address to the Climate Adaptation Conference 2021 in the Netherlands on Monday.
Her country has placed great emphasis on the need to reduce the impact of the global phenomenon and taken the necessary steps to adapt to it, according to Hasina.
But the global adaptation measures are yet to gain the necessary momentum compared to the damage due to a lack of funding and