Climate change, lack of advanced tech major challenges for agriculture: Minister
Climate change, population growth, land and water scarcity and a lack of advanced technology are major challenges for agriculture in Bangladesh, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday. He has also identified backwardness in agricultural processing, weak market linkages, and shortage of farmworkers as other crucial areas which need to be addressed for the advancement of the sector which plays an important role in the country's overall economic development. "Climate change threatens our food systems," the minister said at the opening session of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)-Bangladesh Research Portfolio Introduction and Partnership Dialogue at a hotel in the capital. "Bangladesh is a climate-vulnerable country. Rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, rising temperatures, rainfall variability, and extreme weather events are expected to harm our country in the next decades. Each of these factors will negatively impact our food systems," he added. Abdur Razzaque said the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges. He said the pandemic is a big challenge for all countries. It has affected the life, livelihood and agriculture of Bangladesh. It has pushed at least 2.5 crore people below the poverty line in Bangladesh.
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.