BD ready to join any regional, global move to ease climate damages: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the global and individual country's efforts need to be streamlined through responsive policy, planning and governance, to make the actions regarding climate change issue successful, reports UNB.
"Since origins of the climate change are global, their solution and management would also have to be global," she said.
The prime minister came up with this view while delivering her pre-recorded speech in the two day 5th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) is the annual conference of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and its partners.
It brings together member countries, organizations, institutions and infrastructure actors and stakeholders to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate resilient infrastructure.
The programme was held with the theme of 'Delivering Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure: Pathways for Risk Informed Systems, Practices and Investments'.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke at the programme.
Hasina, however, assured that Bangladesh is ready to join any initiative at the regional and global level dealing with the impacts of climate change.
"I call upon for coordinated global efforts and shared vision for climate adaptation, mitigation and resilient infrastructures," she said.
She said that commitment and compliance on financing mechanisms are indispensable for addressing the unforeseen crises.
"A greater sense of solidarity among governments, international and regional organisations, private sectors are required to build a sustainable and resilient future for all of us," she said.
At the same time, she said, "we need to bring changes in our way of thinking in this discourse by incorporating science, technology, innovation, resilient transition."
She reiterated Bangladesh's commitment to working with the global community hand in hand to ensure a better world for all.
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023 brings a purposeful focus on demonstrable solutions towards a call for action to realize resilience of infrastructure.