Bangladesh to press strongly for climate compensation at COP31
Bangladesh will strongly press its demand for compensation, funds and technology transfer from developed countries for the damage it faces due to climate change at the climate change conference (COP31), Foreign Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury has said.
He said this at a press conference held at the Foreign Ministry on Monday (9 November).
The press conference was organised on the occasion of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's participation in the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shahidul Karim was present at the time.
The foreign secretary said that as an important member of the least developed countries (LDC) group and the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), Bangladesh will present this joint demand on behalf of developing countries before the world forum.
At the press conference, he was asked exactly how much money Bangladesh has received as compensation for climate change. In reply, the secretary said the exact statistics could be given by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He added, however, that Bangladesh is playing a successful role in building global public opinion.
It was announced at the press conference that the prime minister will travel to Turkiye tomorrow, 10 November.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will join the World Leaders' Summit to be held in Antalya, Turkiye, on 11 and 12 November. The prime minister will address the COP31 conference on 12 November.
