2024-04-11 05:10:33
Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that NAP Expo 2024 Bangladesh is being organized to show the people of Bangladesh how to successfully deal with climate change. The expo will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) on April 22-25.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference on April 22. At the Expo, everyone can mutually benefit from various topics related to the adaptation programs of different countries to face the impacts of climate change.
The environment minister said these things in the president’s speech at the meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on the occasion of the preparation of the international conference ‘NAP EXPO 2024 BANGLADESH’ to be held in Dhaka on April 22-25 on Tuesday (April 9).
The environment minister said that rainwater harvesting, water harvesting through solar energy in hilly areas, issues related to climate tolerant seeds and other agricultural activities, various activities of the Delta Plan in support of adaptation activities, construction of cyclone shelters, roads, culverts etc. for climate adaptation etc. will be Also, the history, cultural heritage of Bangladesh will be presented to the foreigners. We will also be able to gain experience from the orientation activities displayed at the foreign stalls.
He said that the stalls of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Economic Relations, Local Government, Ministry of Rural Development and Cooperatives, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock will be held at the expo. will participate
Apart from this, UNFCCC, GCF, UNDP, IOM, GCA and NGOs BRAC, OSHI, Winrock, among other development partners will participate. Representatives of 114 countries will participate. NAP Expo-2024 will be held in Bangladesh in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and managed by the Latest Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG).
Additional Secretary (Administration) Iqbal Abdullah Harun, Additional Secretary (Environment) Tapan Kumar Biswas, Additional Secretary (Environment) Dr. Fahmida Khanam, director general of the Department of Environment. Abdul Hamid and senior officials of the ministry and directorate were present.