Pay your carbon debt: keep your commitment
Call on the eve of BDF meeting
Dhaka, 15th February 2010. Twenty one civil society organizations (CSO), in a rally and human chain in front of national press club, called upon the developed country representatives and donors, who are participating in Bangladesh Development Forum BDF, to pay their carbon debt as compensation. Speakers from the Human Chain said that Bangladesh is facing most catastrophic caused by climate change, which is the result of high carbon emissions historically by the developed countries. They also claimed that developed countries are indebted to the people of Bangladesh and they should pay their carbon debt. The rally blamed that, developed countries are not keeping their commitment in supporting the climate change affected countries; they also criticized DfID as this organization is pushing the Government of Bangladesh to accept World Bank to manage the multi donor trust fund for climate change. remind them to keep their commitment.
From the human chain the organizers released a joint statement developed by twenty one organization which includes Arpon, AMKS, Eso, Bangladesh Krishak Federation, CSRL, EquityBD, Kishani Shova, Lead Trust, On line knowledge center, Potikrit, La via campesina, MFTD, Prantik, Purbasha, RCASV, Swadin Bangla Garments Sromik Federation, Solidarity Workshop, Sirajgonj Flood Forum, Uddipan, Voice, EquityBD and World Development Movement -UK.
Media coverage below;
*English*
NweAge Developed nations urged to pay back their carbon debt
http://www.newagebd.com/2010/feb/16/nat.html
New Nation CSOs urge developed nations to compensate carbon debt
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/16/news0026.htm
The Daily Star Rich countries urged to pay carbon debt
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=126556
BDNews24 Rich nations ‘moving to bypass climate pledge’
http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=153723&cid=2
Guardian UK Bangladesh rejects terms for £60m of climate aid from UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/15/bangladesh-world-bank-climate-finance
*Bangla*
Protom Alo
http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-02-16/news/42666
Destiny
http://www.dainikdestiny.com/ND.aspx?SID=16036&NID=5
Kalerkantho
http://www.dailykalerkantho.com/index.php?view=details&type=single&pub_no=79&cat_id=1&menu_id=17&news_type_id=1&index=13
Md Shamsuddoha
General Secretary
EquityBD
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