Terming the outcomes of COP25 frustrating, civil society members at a press conference in the city on Saturday said it served the interests of the polluters.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday expressed deep concern as the United Nation climate conference (COP-25) failed to make any significant progress to resolve the global problem.

Bangladesh and other countries affected by climate change are not getting adequate funds due to complexities in the approval process, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said Thursday.

Mentioning that the adverse impacts of climate change will continue to strongly challenge lives and livelihoods, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Tuesday called for drastic actions on adaptation.

Leader of Bangladesh delegation, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin will speak for the country during the minister-level high level segment scheduled to kick off on Tuesday at COP25 – this year’s edition of the UN’s annual conference on climate change.

Environmental experts attending the COP25 Conference here expressed hope for some positive change as all the countries have agreed to reduce carbon emissions. 

Negotiations are underway between teams of different developing countries including Bangladesh demanding more funds besides the US$100 billion committed by developed countries to the Green Climate Fund every year.

A major Climate Action Summit at UN Headquarters was held in New York last September. Now what new things can be expected from COP25 started on December 2 at Madrid in Spain?

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Madrid, Spain, to attend the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25).

At the forthcoming Madrid climate conference, Bangladesh will highlight its “future strategies” to overcome challenges posed by climate change to carve out a place for itself as a resilient economy.