DHAKA, July 9, 2019 (BSS) – Marshall Island President Dr Hilda Heine
arrived here early hours of today on a two-day visit to attend the “Dhaka
Meeting of the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)”.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received the president of the Pacific
island nation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the one-day meeting on
Wednesday morning at Hotel InterContinental where Ban Ki-moon, the current
chair of GCA, will address a session titled “Way forward and next step
towards climate change adaptation”.
Before the inaugural session, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a
meeting with the Marshall Island President and the former UN chief at the
same hotel to discuss various issues related to climate change adaptation
efforts.
President Hilda started her visit here today by attending a preparatory
meeting at Hotel InterContinental ahead of the tomorrow’s ‘Dhaka Meeting on
GCA’ to discuss various issues including accelerating adaptation action and
support from Bangladesh and around the world.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister M Shahab Uddin, CEO of
Global Commission for Adaptation centre Dr Patrick V Verkooijen, Executive
Vice President and Managing Director of World Resources Institute Manish
Bapna and CGA Commissioner and Executive Director of BRAC Muhammad Musa also
attended the preparatory meeting.
In the afternoon, Marshall Island President Hilda will go to Bangabhaban
to hold a meeting with President Abdul Hamid.
The Marshal Island president and Ban Ki-moon are also scheduled to visit
Rohingya camps and Khrushkul Special Asrayan Project at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar
tomorrow afternoon after attending the meeting in the morning.
Dr Hilda is scheduled to leave Dhaka in the early hours of Thursday while
the foreign minister will be present at the airport to see her off.