Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh ranks among the countries most affected by climate change. Excessive greenhouse gas emissions are warming the atmosphere, accelerating global climate change. While industrialized nations are primarily responsible, they have largely avoided taking responsibility for mitigating the consequences. As a result, countries like Bangladesh - low-income and small island nations - bear disproportionate impacts, including rising sea levels and escalating natural disasters. Yet Bangladesh's own contribution to global emissions is negligible.

Despite this, the government has implemented multiple climate risk reduction strategies, financed through both domestic resources and loans from development partners. A recent event i...