RAJSHAHI, May 17 (BSS): Adverse impacts of climate change have triggered the recurrence of natural calamities in the high Barind tract posing a serious threat to the overall farming system coupled with living and livelihood condition of its people, speakers at a participatory discussion here said.
As consequences of the climate change, various unusual circumstances especially drought, dust storms due to desertification, eroding landscapes, less crop growth due to lack of water for irrigation, malnutrition, dehydration as habitat damage have become visible, they viewed.
Time-fitting measures need to be adopted on urgent basis for boosting agricultural productions for ensuring food security amid adverse impacts of climate changes.
The observations came at a daylong workshop styled "Impact of Climate Change in Bangladesh: Expectations and Demands of affected Community from Paris Climate Conference" held at Hotel Nice International in Rajshahi city yesterday.
Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS) organised the workshop in association with European Union and French Embassy in Bangladesh.
More than 50 persons comprising government and non-government officials concerned, professional leaders, farmers, fishermen and other stakeholders attended the workshop and actively took part in its group discussion on various vulnerable issues.
During his keynote presentation, Golam Rabbani, research Fellow of BCAS, said that Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.
"Our traditional transplanted Aman cultivation was completely reliant on rainfall. But the cultivation has become irrigation dependent at present because of rainfall scarcity," he added.
The developed countries should extend cooperation towards successful implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, the keynote speaker added.
