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Latest IPCC report a wake-up call for immediate climate action

Devise urgent measures to tackle climate change


Bangladeshpost
Published : 11 Aug 2021 08:43 PM | Updated : 12 Aug 2021 12:19 AM

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report titled "Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis" released on 9 August 2021 warns that without immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it will be impossible to limit global warming close to 1.5°C or even 2°C. The report portrays the urgency of taking global action to deal with the adverse impacts of climate change apprehending that in the coming decades impacts of climate changes will be  severe in all regions.  

As reported by IPCC, the average global temperature will likely cross the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold within the next 20 years -bringing stronger droughts, heatwaves, floods and storms. As there is a growing realisation that the adverse impacts of climate change will affect everyone sooner than we had estimated, the governments around the world should gear up immediate efforts to address climate change. 


Without immediate and large-scale reductions in 

greenhouse gas emissions, it will be impossible to 

limit global warming close to 1.5°C or even 2°C


Bangladesh is recognized internationally for its cutting-edge achievements in addressing climate change. Despite the considerable progress that Bangladesh has made over the last decade, the country faces continuous challenges associated with climate change. Here the curse of climate change hits in the forms of rising sea level, natural disasters, economic breakdown, prolonged monsoon, frequent changes in weather pattern and temperature and so on. 

Experts apprehend that Bangladesh’s growth rate may lose its momentum in the coming days due to climate change consequences unless proper mitigation and effective prevention measures are undertaken immediately. Therefore, we need to increase our investment in policies and programmes to protect people from environmental risks induced by climate change. 

The world is now going through a situation where the most vulnerable countries, which deserve the highest level of priority, are failing to access whatever support that is being realised. As developed countries are accountable for the severe consequences of climate change, they must provide necessary financial, technological and intellectual support to the developing countries following the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change. Developing countries like Bangladesh need a global commitment to facing climate challenges.