BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: BANGLADESH’S LEADERSHIP IN THE CLIMATE VULNERABLE FORUM

Author: Segufta Hossain

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2020v41n4a3

ABSTRACT

Climate change is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with heterogeneous global effects. At the global level, the key vulnerabilities are water, food, health, land, environment, infrastructure and the increase in extreme weather events. Though climate vulnerable countries like Bangladesh have minuscule contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, they have become the greatest victims. Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries of the world, and it suffers from losses of human resources and material resources due to these catastrophes every year. The country has achieved remarkable success in managing natural disasters for over a decade, especially on the grounds of disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. The Government of Bangladesh has taken different programmes for preparedness and response activities. The country gives importance to remain engaged in the global negotiations on climate change. Bangladesh is the founding member of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF). Bangladesh acted as the third chair of the CVF from 2011 to 2013 and now chairs the CVF for the second time and the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group of Ministers of Finance. Bangladesh, as a role model in disaster management, can share its experience in disaster management with the CVF countries to make them enable to manage disaster in their respective countries. Against this background, the present paper will highlight how Bangladesh can play an important role as the Chair of the CVF for the next two years.