Bangladesh a frontline climate leader: Ban Ki-moon

Leading climate change advocates and diplomats have praised Bangladesh government for its extraordinary capacity of early warning and disaster preparedness.

"Bangladesh is a frontline climate leader," said Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General, referring to the successful evacuation of 2.4 million people during super Cyclone Amphan last May.

Organised by the London-based Chatham House on Wednesday, Moon, also chair of the Board of the Global Center on Adaptation, lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan", a transformational nature-based investment and socio-economic growth concept.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for COP26 Presidency and Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth; London-based diplomats and Chatham House Director Robin Niblett CMG, also spoke at the CoP-26 Diplomatic Dialogue on Adaptation.