Strengthen action-oriented approach to attain green growth: PM tells P4G Summit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today put forward three suggestions before the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), including strengthening the campaign about its action-oriented approach by engaging more financiers, innovators, policymakers and creative entrepreneurs in its focus areas.

"P4G needs to campaign more about its action-oriented approach, engaging more financiers, innovators, policymakers and creative entrepreneurs in the five P4G focus areas (food, water, energy, cities and circular economy), and share best practices," she said in her recorded statement played in the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit.

The two-day summit is being held on the theme of "Inclusive Green Recovery towards Carbon Neutrality" in Seoul, South Korea.

The second suggestion Hasina placed is the need for a whole-of-world attitude in addition to a whole-of-society approach for achieving green growth and global goals 2030.

Placing the third suggestion, she said, "We, the participating leaders in the P4G Summit, need to work more closely towards a greener future for our next generation."

In the statement, the premier said Bangladesh's key focus is to promote locally-led adaptation solutions to address the adverse impact of climate change.

"As the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum-CVF and the host to the South Asian office of Global Centre on Adaptation, Bangladesh's key focus is to uphold the interests of the climate-vulnerable countries and promote locally-led adaptation solutions," she said.

"We've adopted a 100-year sustainable development plan styled as Delta Plan 2100 that focuses on efficient use and preservation of water," Hasina said.

"Every year we spend about 5 billion US dollars on climate adaptation and mitigation measures," she added.

The second P4G summit is expected to culminate in the adoption of the Seoul Declaration and will serve as a stepping stone towards the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP 26).