Speakers at a seminar on ‘State of Play Globally on Climate Change’ organized by Brac Climate Change Program at Brac Centre Inn auditorium at Mohakhali in Dhaka on Wednesdayt, October 16, 2019 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneThe report identified eight adaptation action tracksExperts at a seminar on "State of Play Globally on Climate Change" organized by Brac Climate Change Program at Brac Centre Inn auditorium in the capital on Wednesday stressed importance so that the international community allocates more funds for investing in climate adaptation. Director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Dr Saleemul Huq presented newly published report titled “Adaptation Now: A Global Challenge for Leadership on Climate Resilience” by Global Commission on Adaptation. Referring to a study by the International Institute for Environment and Development on global climate finance, he said: “Of the global amount of climate finance, only 20% goes to adaptation, and 80% goes to mitigation. Emphasizing on the implementation, Dr Ainun Nishat, adviser of Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), Brac University said: “Actions of climate change need to integrate in everything. Development actions are on one side, and climate change is on the other-side; that does not make any sense.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2019 18:33 UTC