Speakers for urgent assessment of investment, finance flows
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Speakers called for urgently assessing investment and financial flows required for addressing the adverse impacts of the climate change in the short, medium and long-terms to ensure climate-proof low carbon development in Bangladesh over 2010-30, reports BSS.
They were addressing an inter-ministerial and stakeholder national workshop on climate investment and finance organised by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), UNDP and FEJB at the National Press Club in the city Saturday.
Environment Secretary Mihir Kanti Majumder, UNDP Deputy Country Director Robert Jukkum, different sectoral team leaders Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Dr M Asaduzzaman, Dr Rezaul Karim, Dr Ainun Nishat, Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Dr Atiq A Rahman made presentations while MoEF Joint Secretary M Nasiruddin chaired the day-long workshop sessions.
Dr Mihir underscored the need for finalising the investment and flows analysis quickly so that government could make prudent policy decisions as well as immediate implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 2009.
Mr Jukkum commended the efforts of the government for undertaking the initiative to assess investment and financial flows with the ultimate objective of reaching the benefits to the people and gave assurance of UNDP's support in delivering the funds to the government, civil society and institutions.
High officials from different line ministries, departments and agencies and representatives from civil society bodies, NGOs and media actively participated in the national workshop to chart out the investment and financial flows for 2010-30 to face adverse impacts of climate change in the country.
The assessment work, Dr Nasir hoped, would be completed by January next.
They were addressing an inter-ministerial and stakeholder national workshop on climate investment and finance organised by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), UNDP and FEJB at the National Press Club in the city Saturday.
Environment Secretary Mihir Kanti Majumder, UNDP Deputy Country Director Robert Jukkum, different sectoral team leaders Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Dr M Asaduzzaman, Dr Rezaul Karim, Dr Ainun Nishat, Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Dr Atiq A Rahman made presentations while MoEF Joint Secretary M Nasiruddin chaired the day-long workshop sessions.
Dr Mihir underscored the need for finalising the investment and flows analysis quickly so that government could make prudent policy decisions as well as immediate implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 2009.
Mr Jukkum commended the efforts of the government for undertaking the initiative to assess investment and financial flows with the ultimate objective of reaching the benefits to the people and gave assurance of UNDP's support in delivering the funds to the government, civil society and institutions.
High officials from different line ministries, departments and agencies and representatives from civil society bodies, NGOs and media actively participated in the national workshop to chart out the investment and financial flows for 2010-30 to face adverse impacts of climate change in the country.
The assessment work, Dr Nasir hoped, would be completed by January next.