Qumrul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the Forum of Environment Journalist Bangladesh (FEJB), expressed the hope that APEC now can play a role to address climate change and food security concerns.
"It is true that countries like Bangladesh which are climate vulnerable need more resources for the mitigation and adaptation measures," he said.
Chowdhury said climate change is posing a serious threat to agriculture in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
Therefore, he said, food security is equally important for the countries which are regularly stricken by annual flooding, shortage of water during dry seasons, cyclones, storm surges, along with changing groundwater aquifer situations.
Given the current U.S. administration's policy on climate change, APEC can do many things on climate change, Muhammad Mahmood, former head of the School of Economics and Finance of Victoria University of Bangladesh, told Xinhua.
MS Siddiqui, a professor at Dhaka's Daffodil International University, said the APEC region's natural resources are under stress from over-consumption, land and marine habitat degradation, fresh water scarcity and loss of biodiversity.
"APEC members need to share best practice and experience in promoting sustainable rural-urban development. The Action Plan on Rural-Urban Development to Strengthen Food Security and Quality Growth is a positive step to achieve food security and address the impact of climate change," Siddiqui said.
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