Climate change and natural disaster risk
Friday, 7 December 2007
THE appeal that the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation made in Dhaka on Wednesday to the international donor community for extending support to Bangladesh in its recovery efforts in the cyclone-hit areas is well-purported. She visited some of the worst-hit areas in the coastal belt and considered it befitting to issue an appeal to all concerned. The people of this country would expect that the appeal would be favourably responded to, in order to enable Bangladesh to address the challenges that it now faces.
Denmark is the co-chair of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDDR). The views expressed by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation about the need for integrating disaster risk reduction into development cooperation merit our attention. There is no denying that climate change and natural disaster risk reduction are linked together. Hence, these issues should be addressed in a common context.
On its part, Bangladesh is very vulnerable to climate change. Since the inter-governmental body has warned all concerned that more storms and flooding are likely in the future due to climate change. Bangladesh faces here the problem of flooding not only from the sea but also from the great rivers flowing from the Himalayas. It has, therefore, a greater urgency than many other countries for linking climate change and natural disaster risk and for integrating both for the purpose of its sustainable development.
Kamal Ahmed
Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Denmark is the co-chair of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDDR). The views expressed by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation about the need for integrating disaster risk reduction into development cooperation merit our attention. There is no denying that climate change and natural disaster risk reduction are linked together. Hence, these issues should be addressed in a common context.
On its part, Bangladesh is very vulnerable to climate change. Since the inter-governmental body has warned all concerned that more storms and flooding are likely in the future due to climate change. Bangladesh faces here the problem of flooding not only from the sea but also from the great rivers flowing from the Himalayas. It has, therefore, a greater urgency than many other countries for linking climate change and natural disaster risk and for integrating both for the purpose of its sustainable development.
Kamal Ahmed
Dhanmondi, Dhaka.