Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Without immediate and meaningful action, future generations would face a heavy toll from the worsening climate crisis, speakers warned on Saturday.

They urged coordinated and effective measures to address climate-related losses and damages.

The call came during a 'Climate Dialogue' and Iftar programme in the capital, organised by the Climate Action and Justice Foundation. The speakers highlighted growing environmental risks and stressed the government's responsibility in tackling them.

Arifuzzaman Mamun, Founder and Chairman of the Foundation, said the impacts of climate change are no longer a distant threat but a harsh present-day reality. Rising salinity in coastal areas, river erosion, increasing intensity of cyclo...