Pope Francis calls for climate action

Recently, Pope Francis called upon the world leaders to come to an agreement at the UN Climate Summit in December. He said in his message-“This is one of the defining moral and ethical issues of our time. The poor and vulnerable in developing countries are the most at risk for increased flooding, food insecurity, and climate conflict. We owe it to future generations to act boldly and quickly-- to address climate change”. 

Although some scientists in some advanced countries including the US still debate on the matter of climate change and its impact, often expressing doubts about the authenticity of the science of climate change, climate change is real and is causing destruction in many countries including Bangladesh.

We hope that in the next UN Climate Summit in Paris, strong resolutions will be adopted to control the destructive effects of climate change, giving priority to the conditions of the developing countries of the world including Bangladesh.

Professor M Zahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System
SAU, Dhaka