Dhaka leads global protests against Copenhagen climate text

Bangladesh led the global protests against waterdowning the upcoming Copenhagen climate negotiation text at the just concluded 189-nation Barcelona climate talks as coordinator of 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) here, reports BSS. Bangladesh as coordinator on adaptation on behalf of LDCs protested the Developed countries bid to dilute the negotiation text by ignoring the urgency of adaptation actions across the developing countries including LDCs, SIDS and Africa as well as not proposing any massive scaling up of support for enhanced Implementation on adaptation actions as per Bali Action Plan and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Making statement at the closing plenary here, leader of Bangladesh delegation Dr Mihir Kanti Majumder called upon developed countries not to dash the global aspirations and hopes and asked wholesale watches them to immediately agree on a steep cutback of their dangerous greenhouse gases emissions. He said, mitigation is the best adaptation. Bangladesh delegation member and LDC lead negotiator on adaptation and fianc’ Quamrul Chowdhury asked both adaptation and finance co-chairs to help promote adaptation high on the negotiating text as proposed by LDCs and other developing country parties and scale up finance for adaptation, technology transfer and capacity building. Meanwhile, the three-day Greenland Ministerial Dialogue of major economies ended also here calling for mounting global pressure to cut an ambitious legally binding deal at Copenhagen Climate Conference in December to combat adverse impacts of climate change and supporting most vulnerable countries like Bangladesh who have already prepared climate strategy and action plan under fast track funding mechanisms. Chaired by in-coming Copenhagen Climate Conference president Rolex watches Danish minister Connie Hedegaard, it was addressed by dozens of ministers from major economies and developing countries including Swedish minister Andears Carlgren, US’s Todd Stern, UK minister Joan Ruddock, Australian minister Penny Woong, Canadian Michael Martin, Chinese minister Xie Zhenhua, Maldives vice president Dr Mohamed Wahed, Brazil minister Carlos Minc, Barbados minister Maxine McClean, Costa Rica minister Lidieth Quesada, Grenada minister Michael Church, Indonesia minister Rachmat Witoelar, Japan minister Kazuhiko Takemoto, Mali minister Tiemoko Sangare, Netherlands minister Jacqueline Cramer, Norway minister Erik Solheim, South African minister Buyelwa Sonjica while G 77 was represented by Lumumba DiAping of Sudan and LDCs by Quamrul Chowdhury of Bangladesh. In-coming President of conference of parties (COP-15) to the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) Danish minister Connie described the three-day minister known as Omega watches Greenland Dialogue of Major Economies Forum as a successful one and called the ministers to instruct their negotiators to reflect this positive attitude and consensus at the negotiation table. The host of COP 15 Danish minister also informed the ministers that Denmark as host of December climate summit would convene a pre-COP session in Copenhagen from November 14-15 to further reach consensus among nations to strike a climate deal in December to protect mankind. At the insistance of G-77 representative ambassador Lumumba and LDCs principal negotiator Quamrul Chowdhury, major economy ministers agreed to the governance structure of new financial architecture and institutional arrangements under the guidance of the UNFCCC conference of parties known as COP with equal representation from developing countries including LDCs and SIDS and fast track and Breitling watches direct access for the most vulnerable countries.