Experts stress maximum utilisation of CDM
Thursday, 19 November 2009
FE Report
The country's environment experts Wednesday emphasised ensuring maximum utilisation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the face of rapidly changing climate.
Criticising Bangladesh for lagging far behind its neighbours in terms of implementing CDM, they advised government and non-governmental organisations to undertake initiatives at the earliest.
They were speaking at a half-day long workshop on Climate Change Impact and Carbon Trading organised by Climate Change Cell (CCC) of the Department of Environment (DoE) in the city Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion as chief guest Dr Mihir Kanti Mazumder, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, blamed bureaucratic red tapism within the government for lagging behind.
"China and India have successfully secured their shares in CDM while Bangladesh is only at the stage of decision making," the secretary said.
Of the total 18,000 CDM projects across the world, China has secured the prime share, implementing 560 CDM projects while another 11,000 are under process, he said.
Similarly, he said, India has implemented 480 CDM projects so far while it is processing another 900 projects for the purpose in immediate future.
"But Bangladesh has so far undertaken only 2-3 projects despite having huge opportunities in this regard," Mr Mazumder added.
He also advised private groups to step forward with potential CDM implementation plans, ensuring about 50 per cent subsidy from the government side.
"Come up with a potential CDM project, the government would support you," he added.
Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed, Component Manager, Climate CCC and Director (Planning) DoE, Abu M Kamal Uddin, Programme Manager of CCC and Abdul Motaleb, Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Department also spoke at the workshop.
The country's environment experts Wednesday emphasised ensuring maximum utilisation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the face of rapidly changing climate.
Criticising Bangladesh for lagging far behind its neighbours in terms of implementing CDM, they advised government and non-governmental organisations to undertake initiatives at the earliest.
They were speaking at a half-day long workshop on Climate Change Impact and Carbon Trading organised by Climate Change Cell (CCC) of the Department of Environment (DoE) in the city Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion as chief guest Dr Mihir Kanti Mazumder, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, blamed bureaucratic red tapism within the government for lagging behind.
"China and India have successfully secured their shares in CDM while Bangladesh is only at the stage of decision making," the secretary said.
Of the total 18,000 CDM projects across the world, China has secured the prime share, implementing 560 CDM projects while another 11,000 are under process, he said.
Similarly, he said, India has implemented 480 CDM projects so far while it is processing another 900 projects for the purpose in immediate future.
"But Bangladesh has so far undertaken only 2-3 projects despite having huge opportunities in this regard," Mr Mazumder added.
He also advised private groups to step forward with potential CDM implementation plans, ensuring about 50 per cent subsidy from the government side.
"Come up with a potential CDM project, the government would support you," he added.
Dr Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed, Component Manager, Climate CCC and Director (Planning) DoE, Abu M Kamal Uddin, Programme Manager of CCC and Abdul Motaleb, Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Department also spoke at the workshop.