DHAKA, March 01, 2019 (BSS) – With a view to creating global awareness on climate change, a two-day long international conference began today at Dhaka University (DU).
DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated this conference at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium on the campus.
Center for Climate Change Study and Resource Utilization of DU organised the conference in cooperation with Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (BACSAF) and Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB).
Addressing the function, German Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz stressed the need for creating awareness on climate change issues among the people so that they can play effective role in this regard.
He called upon the researchers to work together to resolve this burning problems.
“German Government will work together with Bangladesh in the fields of global warming and climate change issues,” he said.
DU VC Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman urged the leaders of the world community to come forward with their cooperation to make the global environment safe.
“The global warming is increasing rapidly due to emission of greenhouse gases. Industrial revolution in developed countries triggers this emission of greenhouse gases,” he added.
“Developing countries like Bangladesh are suffering hazard from these emissions and being affected by the effect of climate change,” he said.
Bangladesh is now facing challenges as one of the most vulnerable countries, he mentioned.
Some effective and pragmatic recommendations would come out of this conference to mitigate problems and crisis of climate changes, the participants hoped.
Many local and internationally renowned experts and scientists from USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy and India are participating at this conference.