Ensuring a liveable world for the future generation
Monday, 21 December 2009
THE Copenhagen summit over climate change, despite having prolonged discussions on taking concerted and multipronged actions for combating global warming, has produced an accord, crafted by a core of some two dozen countries, of a non-binding nature that is vague in substance. It has otherwise revealed huge divisions between rich and poor countries.
This summit aimed at signing a treaty for reducing the rate of global warming through effective negotiations among developed, rich and developing countries. But, with amazement, we have seen most developing and low income countries withdrawing themselves from the main negotiations, from the negotiation table, being disheartened by the stubborn attitude of the rich and developed nations.
Bangladesh, along with many other developing and island countries, which are the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming did expect the highest cooperation from the developed nations to save millions of these peoples.
However, the rich and developed nations have not been in any real mood to pay heed to the demands of the developing countries - reducing carbon emission with specific targets under an effective enforcement mechanism and also for availability of adequate funds to help combat the aftermath of global warming. But this has not been achieved.
It is a disconcerting signal that the issue of climate change has been a tool in the international politics, staking the world's future and ignoring the threat of extinction of thousands of millions of people living in the developing nations.
It is a must, now, for the wise, respected and experienced world leaders to come to a common stage with a vision for cooperating with the vulnerable world together, rising above their narrow self-interests for greater benefit of the world.
The earth is the only habitat for the humankind. Until an alternative suitable place can be discovered to live in, we need to take all-out efforts to save the world and keep it habitable.
Abdur Rahman
Azimpur
Dhaka
This summit aimed at signing a treaty for reducing the rate of global warming through effective negotiations among developed, rich and developing countries. But, with amazement, we have seen most developing and low income countries withdrawing themselves from the main negotiations, from the negotiation table, being disheartened by the stubborn attitude of the rich and developed nations.
Bangladesh, along with many other developing and island countries, which are the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming did expect the highest cooperation from the developed nations to save millions of these peoples.
However, the rich and developed nations have not been in any real mood to pay heed to the demands of the developing countries - reducing carbon emission with specific targets under an effective enforcement mechanism and also for availability of adequate funds to help combat the aftermath of global warming. But this has not been achieved.
It is a disconcerting signal that the issue of climate change has been a tool in the international politics, staking the world's future and ignoring the threat of extinction of thousands of millions of people living in the developing nations.
It is a must, now, for the wise, respected and experienced world leaders to come to a common stage with a vision for cooperating with the vulnerable world together, rising above their narrow self-interests for greater benefit of the world.
The earth is the only habitat for the humankind. Until an alternative suitable place can be discovered to live in, we need to take all-out efforts to save the world and keep it habitable.
Abdur Rahman
Azimpur
Dhaka