Cyclists ride on streets for climate awareness
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh in association with BDCyclists organised a cycling event yesterday to raise public awareness on climate change as a part of the "Pole to Paris" campaign supported by UNDP.
Dr Daniel Price, a climate/polar system scientist, led the tour from 6:30am to 9:00am; starting from Manik Mia Avenue where about 100 cyclists gathered for the event.
Senior UNDP officials also participated in the event, said a press release of UNDP.
Pole to Paris is a public awareness campaign ahead of the UN climate change negotiations (the 21st Conference of Parties or COP21) to be held in Paris at the end of this year.
The campaign is following two climate/polar system scientists as they travel from the "poles" (New Zealand and Norway) to Paris on bike or on foot, raising awareness on climate change issues along the way.
Daniel Price, who started from the Southern pole in New Zealand, has already biked in several countries including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
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