Integrate climate change adaptation into dev planning: Experts
Climate change adaptation should be integrated into the national development planning process, said experts at a national dialogue on mainstreaming the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). They also stressed the need for a climate change act to adapt to the changing climate. The dialogue 'National Level Dialogue for Mainstreaming National Adaptation Plan (NAP)' was jointly organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Economic Relations Division (ERD) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Sunday in the Capital. "A legislative framework will be developed through this act for mainstreaming NAP", said Professor Ainun Nishat, team leader of NAP Consortium. He mentioned that NAP has set out four stages to incorporate climate change adaptation – policy and planning, development planning cycle, resources allocation and implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. He also stated the existing Disaster Impact Assessment (DIA) framework should be updated to include climate change, update of the log framework based on theory of change and inclusion of climate change risk-adjusted cost during development project proposal formulation. Ms Fatima Yasmin, secretary, ERD of the Ministry of Finance, said, "We are hopeful that NAP will be a comprehensive strategy to adapt with the changing climate." She echoed the need for the climate change act.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.