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Preparatory meeting inaugural speech from Neal Walker, UNDP
Speech presented at the Inauguration of the preparatory meeting at the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh By Neal Walker, UNDP Resident Representative and U.N. Resident Coordinator, Kyrgyz Republic I am extremely pleased to be here at the [...] Read more...
Common Space Statement from China
Statement of the People's Republic of China as Observer during the Common Space session of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, 13 November 2011 At the outset, please allow me to express, on behalf of the Chinese Government, warm congratulations on the successful [...] Read more...
IOM Presentation: Climate Change Vulnerability and Migration- Nexus, Challenges and Responses
Presentation presented during the Preparatory Meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, 13 November, 2011, Dhaka By Md. Shahidul Haque, Director, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva View the Presentation (ppt, 5.9mb) See the latest updates [...] Read more...
UNDP Bangladesh: Green Human Development: Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation presented during the Preparatory Meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, 13 November, 2011, Dhaka By Stefan Priesner, Country Director, UNDP Bangladesh View the Presentation (pdf, 2.2mb) See the latest updates from the Climate Vulnerable Forum [...] Read more...
Common Space Statement from Norway
Norway´s Statement at the Common Space session of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, 13 November 2011 Co-chairs, ladies and gentlemen, As a way of commemorating Fritjof Nansen, the first High Commissioner for Refugees under the League of Nations, and as a means [...] Read more...
Climate Resilient Green Growth by Ross Mountain
Talking points of the speech presented at the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the Inauguration of the Preparatory Meeting By Ross Mountain, Director General of DARA Challenges 1. Climate impacts are severe and harm development [...] Read more...
From vulnerable to adaptive to leaders by Dr. Saleemul Huq
Speech presented at the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the Common Space session By Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow, Climate Change, International Institute for Environment and Development in London Mr Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and [...] Read more...
Inauguration of the preparatory meeting summary
Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Md Sufiur Rhaman introduced the inauguration thanking Maldives and Kiribati for initiating the CVF and expressing that it is time for Bangladesh Read more...
Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 Dhaka Videos
[youtube 9j1sfRxg7NE 232 190] CVF Inauguration Speech by José María Figueres, DARA Board Member and Former President of Costa Rica Source: OneWorldTV [youtube got8QHrDltE 232 190] Ahmed Naseem, Maldives Foreign Minister, on his expectations [...] Read more...
Podcasts from the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 in Dhaka
The Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011, 13-14 November, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a Ministerial Meeting of countries heavily affected by climate change adamant to amplify political pressure for a resolution to the climate crisis, just ahead of Durban COP17 Read more...