BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

CLIMATE DIPLOMACY OF BANGLADESH: LESSONS LEARNED FROM COP27 AND WAY FORWARD

Author: Sufia Khanom

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2023v44n4a5

ABSTRACT

This paper seeks to understand Bangladesh’s climate diplomacy and identify its strengths and challenges based on its participation in United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COP). The COP27 Summit was a significant turning point for the climate-vulnerable countries like Bangladesh due to its declaration on loss and damage funds. This paper aims to provide insights into Bangladesh’s climate diplomacy based on its activities in four pillars: mitigation, adaptation, climate finance, and loss and damage fund. Considering global climate diplomacy, the paper explores the existing strengths of and challenges for Bangladesh. It follows qualitative approach for data collection and analysis. The paper finds some nuance implications for diplomatic efforts in the upcoming COP28 and suggests potential avenues for cooperation in disaster risk reduction, technology transfer, and climate change funding. Overall, this research enhances the scope of the growing literature on climate diplomacy of Bangladesh and sheds new light on an unexplored area of the country’s diplomatic engagement in COPs.