Speakers at a seminar on Monday urged the government to consider a
transparent and inclusive national designated authority to attract
international climate finance.
The seminar titled "Green Climate Fund, Country Ownership, International
Climate Finance: Is Bangladesh Ready?" held in the city. It was
organised by BAPA, BIPNetCCBD, CCDF, CSRL and EquityBD with the
sponsorship of Oxfam and European Union.
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of EquityBD moderated it while Sayed Aminul Haque of presented the keynote speech.
Speakers said, the present climate finance is
little coordinated and the climate change strategic action plan is a
neglected document, as the present focal point at the Ministry of Forest
and Environment has little authority over other ministries.
They said the country ownership should not be mere a government or
bureaucratic ownership; it should be open for all affected community,
media and other groups. They cited examples that Indonesia and
Philippines have already created supra coordination body like separate
climate change commission and council, we must do it.
Dr Quazi Kholiquzzaman in his concluding remarks said that the country
in fact should not be expecting much from foreign assistance in respect
of climate finance although the country is continuously raising voice in
international level. He said that there should be a national designated
authority as a single supra coordination body in respect of climate
planning, which is also a requirement of Green Climate Fund.
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