Dhaka, July 23, 2025 (BSS) – Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today urged global stakeholders to adopt nature-based solutions and ensure that developed nations are held accountable for their climate responsibilities.
“The development discourse of the globe has to change. It has to be less hostile, less wealth-driven, and more nature-centric,” Rizwana said while addressing the Meghna Knowledge Forum II (MKF II) in Bangkok, Thailand, virtually from Dhaka.
The forum, themed “Building Community and Ecosystem Resilience to Climate Change,” resonated with Adviser Rizwana’s message of environmental justice, regional cooperation, and ecological rights.
Emphasizing the deep-rooted relationship between rivers and Bangladesh’s identity, she remarked, “Bangladesh is a country often defined by its rivers. A river is something that’s totally inseparable from our existence and entities.”
She called for stronger regional collaboration with neighboring countries-Nepal, India, and China-on trans-boundary river management.
Noting that all four major river basins of Bangladesh are shared, she stressed the urgency of moving beyond national egos and towards cooperative ecosystem governance.
image: Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasa -Photo: Collected, from: www.bssnews.net
