Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has met Prime Minister of Eswatini Russell Dlamini and outlined Bangladesh's climate priorities, including limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, ensuring accessible and predictable grant-based climate finance, achieving adaptation goals and pursuing a just transition.

She has also highlighted the government's target of generating 20 percent of the country's total electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and 30 percent by 2040.

The meeting was held at the Bangladesh Pavilion in the Blue Zone of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkiye, on Thursday.

Prime Minister's Special Assistant Dr Saimum Parvez and Eswatini's ...