Climate Justice Week calls for cut in carbon emission
APMDD | 12 November 2012
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| Climate Justice Campaign coordinator Hasan Mehedi is addressing the journalists in Press Conference of Cliamte Justice Week |
The districts are
Bagerhat, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Kushtia, Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's
Bazar, Dhaka, Feni, Gaibandha, Jessore, Khulna, Kishoreganj, Narail,
Natore, Noakhali, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rangamati, Satkhira, Sunamganj
and Sylhet. The programmes included media campaign, mass rallies, human chains
and cultural functions in 23 districts, said convenor of CFGN Shamim
Arfeen at a press conference at Khulna Press Club.
Coordinator of the campaign Hasan Mehedi, civil right leaders Advocate Feroz
Ahmed and Shamima Sultana Shilu were present in the press conference. The
organisations are observing the week because the developed countries
are trying to evade their responsibility to reduce carbon emission when they are liable for the devastating global warming, said convener of CFGN Shamim Arfeen.
He also blamed the developed countries for delaying delivery of adequate finance for adaptation. The green organisations of 23 districts have announced nine-point
demands which include reduction of emission, stopping of debt-business
of multilateral development banks by using climate-crisis, ensuring
transparency, equity and justice in climate finance, allowing
climate-forced migrants in developed countries, include population and
reproductive health in climate adaptation, ensuring new and additional
fund for most vulnerable countries, keeping World Bank out of climate
funds and ensuring local ecology-based adaptation, it was informed in
the press conference.
