Climate
UN News Centre: Bangladesh offers lessons on climate change and disaster risks – Ban Ki-Moon
Source: UN News Centre Climate change is the single most important challenge the world faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today in Bangladesh, a country that is all too familiar with the impact of extreme weather events and which the United Nations [...] Read more...
Boston Globe: UN chief urges leaders to finalize financing of $100 billion climate change fund
Source: Boston Globe By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh—U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders Monday to finalize the financing for a multibillion-dollar fund to fight the effects of climate change. Delegates at a U.N [...] Read more...
Al Video: Jazeera English covers the Climate Vulnerable Forum 
Dhaka Summit Battles Climate Change Policy. The Climate Vulnerable Forum has convened in Bangladesh for countries worried about how climate change threatens them to create a unified statement just weeks ahead of UN-sponsored talks on the same subject in Durban, South Africa. Read more...
Statement by Kiribati
Statement by Kiribati at the Climate Vulnerable Forum, Dhaka, 14 November 2011 Happy Greetings from our President HE Anote Tong and the people of Kiribati to you all. I wish to begin by voicing our deep appreciation and great gratitude to the honourable [...] Read more...
Inaugural speech from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Climate change is a global problem requiring a global solution, global solidarity. That is why I am asking the leaders of the world to demonstrate their political leadership. Read more...
Statement by United Kingdom
Statement by UK at Climate Vulnerable Forum, Dhaka, 14 November 2011 The UK fully supports this third meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum. We are delighted that Bangladesh is hosting, awareness raising and encouraging greater dynanism and intent amongst [...] Read more...
Inaugural speech from Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister
Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Honourable Prime Minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh English translation of speech originally delivered in Bengali Let me welcome you to Dhaka for the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011. Climate [...] Read more...
CTV Canada: 30 countries discussing climate change in Dhaka
Source: CTV Canada DHAKA, Bangladesh — Representatives of countries worried about how climate change threatens them are meeting in Bangladesh before UN-sponsored talks later this month. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the conference [...] Read more...
CVF Common Space session summary
Common Space session for Common Space for CVF member States, observer and non-state stakeholders Climate Vulnerable Forum 13 November, 2011 Chairs: Dr. Quazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Coordinator of Bangladesh Climate Change Negotiation Team Ms. Mary [...] Read more...
BBC News: Mixed messages on climate ‘vulnerability’
Source: BBC News One of the most striking new voices on climate change that's emerged since the UN summit in Copenhagen two years ago is the Climate Vulnerable Forum. The grouping includes small island states vulnerable to extreme weather events and sea [...] Read more...