Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said the vast and unexplored resource frontiers of the seabed have the potential to bring transformative changes in the lives and livelihoods of billions of people, including those of Bangladesh.
“As such, we need enhanced cooperation from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in the field of marine scientific research, capacity building and access to marine technology to reap the full benefit of seabed resources,” she said while speaking at the Assembly of the 26th Annual Session of ISA in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday.
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Referring to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision to transform Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041, Ambassador Rabab Fatima stressed the need to ensure equitable share of the financial benefit of seabed resources from ISA and facilitate public-private sector investment of Bangladesh in this area to fast-pace our development journey.
The Permanent Representative underscored the importance of the protection of the marine environment while exploring minerals from the seabed.
