November 9, 2011

Testimonials about the Climate Vulnerable Forum from:

• José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica and DARA Board Member
• Ikhtiar Momin Chowdhury, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Spain

The Climate Vulnerable Forum will be held on 13-14 November, 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Forum is a unique global conference of countries worst affected by the growing climate crisis. The ministerial-level meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) will see high representatives from vulnerable countries of Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific gather in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka. Delegates are expected to issue a declaration firming united political calls from vulnerable countries for action by industrialized nations and urgent support to limit increasing loss of human life and other damages. They are also expected to affirm their own determination to pursue green development and to manifest moral leadership on low-carbon development.