It is also a leader in climate action, offering several examples of how poor rural communities can adapt to the impacts of climate change, build resilience and restore livelihoods.Īlso Read - BBC: Hasina among 5 to impact COP26 outcomesĪccompanied by documentary filmmaker Qasa Alom, the audience virtually met and interacted with farmers participating in IFAD-supported projects, to discuss their climate challenges and how they and their rural communities are adapting.
“Bangladesh contributes less than 0.47% of global emissions, yet it is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in her statement at the Leaders’ Meeting on Action and Solidarity–The Critical Decade at COP26. The small-scale farmers, who produce 70-80% of Bangladesh’s food, are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – and, ironically, contribute to it the least. The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has highlighted the impact of climate change on small-scale farmers at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change currently underway in Glasgow, UK, through the virtual visit to Bangladesh.
Can poor farmers make their way to that stage? Hardly!īut the poorest small-scale farmers of Bangladesh spoke at the COP26 about the projects and practices that are helping them adapt, thanks to IFAD for arranging a virtual visit to Bangladesh, enabling them to speak up.
The voices of world leaders are always heard everywhere - from the UN to OP26. Climate-sensitive agricultural techniques have a direct impact on the livelihoods of locals
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