Climate change
The disadvantage of being one of the LDCs is that no one cares if you exist or not. During COP (Conference of Parties) 15 that took place in Copenhagen last year, the following was supposed to happen: 1) Developed countries would take responsibility for their actions and compensate accordingly. 2) The Most Vulnerable Countries (MVCs) would get enough financial and technical support to enhance and develop their adaptation processes, 3) A legally binding accord would be created which would limit the carbon emission amount for the developed countries and the G77+China group, 4) The accord would also ensure that the MVCs would get continuous support in the future to battle the climate change impacts. Unfortunately, we all know what really happened, very disappointing indeed but that is the current reality. Bangladesh, for example, is ground zero for a Global Warming induced calamity. Funding is necessary for Bangladesh to tackle the adverse climate change effects; necessary embankment building, infrastructure development, and a lot of researches need to be done. It is forecast that a 1m sea level rise will inundate one third of the land in Bangladesh! The entire Sundarbans will be underwater! If developed countries do not provide these funds, Bangladesh will face frightening consequences. Among the most startling are agricultural devastation, deterioration of health and increasing number of deadly diseases, millions of climate refugees, economic downfall, and even national security issues. Imagine a situation where millions of people lose everything they own and are forced to move towards the cities for a better life. These people are farmers or fishermen; skills which are useless in urban settings. Would these people become beggars or muggers? If even 1% of those millions of helpless people decide to commit crimes, imagine the effects!
"With great powers come great responsibilities" - which is very true, and the industrialized nations should realize it themselves instead of simply making movies about it. The developed countries must adhere to a legally binding agreement to reduce carbon emissions immediately.
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