Bangladesh would seek strong US role in mobilising climate fund as pledged by developed countries for mitigation and adaptation as US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry arrives in Dhaka today. As the new US administration has returned to the Paris Agreement, we would like the US playing a very strong role in mobilising climate fund and meeting the target of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a foreign ministry official told The Daily Star yesterday.
Kerry, who is scheduled to arrive around 11:00am, will hold a meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and other officials concerned before calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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John Kerry’s short visit to leave long-term effects
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a joint news conference with French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (not seen) after a meeting at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris on March 10. Photo: Reuters/FILE
John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate of the United States, is coming to Dhaka tomorrow. Though his visit will be of short duration, it has long and important implications for Bangladesh s effort to address the climate vulnerabilities and seek support for sustainable solutions at global levels.
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Published: 08 Apr 2021 09:00 PM BdST
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John Kerry, the United States special presidential envoy for climate, will visit Dhaka on Friday to officially invite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Leaders’ Summit on Climate called by President Joe Biden. );
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Now in India on a four-day visit, Kerry is scheduled to reach Bangladesh around 11:30am on Friday from New Delhi. He is supposed to present Hasina with the invitation later in the day.
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Bangladesh will urge the United States to reduce carbon emissions and speed up the creation of a massive fund to help developing countries combat global warming, when U.S. climate envoy John Kerry visits Dhaka later this week, officials said Tuesday.
The United States and other countries in the developed world need to take urgent action against climate change because their use of resources affects developing countries, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen told BenarNews.
“We are the victims. That is why the responsible countries will have to bear the burden,” Momen said.
Climate change is a critical issue for the South Asian country which loses 2.5 percent of its national income annually because of extreme weather-related phenomena, according to analysts. Experts have also warned about the effects of global warming causing erosion as sea levels rise and threaten low-lying areas along Bangladesh’s coastline, where millions of people live.
Biden committed to strengthening ties with Bangladesh
Bangladesh provides solid platform to expand and deepen relationship, says Bernicat
UNB
7th April, 2021 09:22:30
US President Joe Biden and Secretary Antony J. Blinken are committed to strengthening the Dhaka-Washington relationship as the two countries address common challenges, says a senior US official.
The two countries address some of the most pressing regional and global challenges together, including the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and global challenge to tackle climate change, said the official. Bangladesh’s impressive economic sector provides a solid platform on which to expand and deepen our relationship, said Marcia Bernicat, senior official for economic growth, energy and the environment.