My country makes fund available to help Bangladesh adapt to climate change: Wulff
Dhaka, Nov 29 (UNB) - German President Christian Wulff tonight said his country made additional funds available to help Bangladesh adapt to climate change.
“Your country is not responsible for climate change, but it is certainly feeling the impact,” President Christian Wulff said in his speech at the banquet hosted by President Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban.
TheGerman President said the only way to tackle climate change effectively is for all countries to join forces. That is why the upcoming negotiations in Durban are so important. He lauded the role of Bangladesh for constructive, realistic mediator in the negotiations that Germany greatly appreciates.
He also said in other areas of the United Nations, Bangladesh plays a prominent role and the country is the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping efforts.
“Let us work together to solve them,” he said, adding that joint endeavors of this kind can inspire and encourage others around the world to follow suits.
German President said people here are keenly aware that climate change is not some academic debate. Every one living the river deltas has always known that flood are normal part of life, Wulff said, what they are seeing now, however, is an increase in the scale and intensity of extreme weather events.
Describing Bangladesh like Germany as a secular country, President Wulff noted that Germany was one of the first countries to recognize Bangladesh’s independence in 1972.
“But our encounters with and admiration for Banglali culture began far earlier. The Goethe Institute has just celebrated a half century of work in Dhaka,” he said, adding that Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bangali poet and first Asian Nobel Laureate whose 150 the birth is being celebrated this year, had an enthusiastic following in Germany
in the 1920s and continues to be admired by many Germans today.
President Wulff said for four decades now Germany and Bangladesh have been partners in development cooperation. Through our support in areas of energy, health and good governance, Germany is helping to improve life for people on the ground.
“That’s something that requires joint efforts of course,” he said, adding “I have great respect for splendid work done by everyone contributing over the years to this endevours.”
German President said there is a great deal more we could do together. German companies have expertise in a range of areas-reneable energy for example that could be of interest to Bangladesh. Stepping up cooperation with German business might help develop climate-neutral ways to Bangladesh’s extremely pressing energy need.
Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Justice, Cabinet members and elite of the city attended the banquet.
“Your country is not responsible for climate change, but it is certainly feeling the impact,” President Christian Wulff said in his speech at the banquet hosted by President Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban.
TheGerman President said the only way to tackle climate change effectively is for all countries to join forces. That is why the upcoming negotiations in Durban are so important. He lauded the role of Bangladesh for constructive, realistic mediator in the negotiations that Germany greatly appreciates.
He also said in other areas of the United Nations, Bangladesh plays a prominent role and the country is the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping efforts.
“Let us work together to solve them,” he said, adding that joint endeavors of this kind can inspire and encourage others around the world to follow suits.
German President said people here are keenly aware that climate change is not some academic debate. Every one living the river deltas has always known that flood are normal part of life, Wulff said, what they are seeing now, however, is an increase in the scale and intensity of extreme weather events.
Describing Bangladesh like Germany as a secular country, President Wulff noted that Germany was one of the first countries to recognize Bangladesh’s independence in 1972.
“But our encounters with and admiration for Banglali culture began far earlier. The Goethe Institute has just celebrated a half century of work in Dhaka,” he said, adding that Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bangali poet and first Asian Nobel Laureate whose 150 the birth is being celebrated this year, had an enthusiastic following in Germany
in the 1920s and continues to be admired by many Germans today.
President Wulff said for four decades now Germany and Bangladesh have been partners in development cooperation. Through our support in areas of energy, health and good governance, Germany is helping to improve life for people on the ground.
“That’s something that requires joint efforts of course,” he said, adding “I have great respect for splendid work done by everyone contributing over the years to this endevours.”
German President said there is a great deal more we could do together. German companies have expertise in a range of areas-reneable energy for example that could be of interest to Bangladesh. Stepping up cooperation with German business might help develop climate-neutral ways to Bangladesh’s extremely pressing energy need.
Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Justice, Cabinet members and elite of the city attended the banquet.
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