Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said Bangladesh will ratify the ‘European Convention on Shared Lakes and Rivers’ to establish its legal position in international water negotiations.
She said Bangladesh is in the final stages of ratifying the European Convention on Shared Lakes and Rivers, a move that will bolster the country’s legal standing in international water negotiations.
Rizwana, also the water resources adviser, made the remarks while speaking at an international seminar on water and flood management held at CIRDAP here with a focus on water and ecosystem conservation in the context of climate change.
About transboundary water-sharing challenges, Rizwana stressed the need for strategic national preparedness.
Besides, she urged all stakeholders to get united in taking decisive actions to restore the country’s dying rivers.
Highlighting discussions with international and bilateral development partners to restore the rivers, she said the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) is keen to provide support for revising the Buriganga River.
“Restoring our rivers is a formidable challenge, yet it is not beyond our reach. It must begin today,” she added.
Rizwana underscored the urgent need for protecting Bangladesh’s rivers and communities dependent on river ecosystems.
Cox’s Bazar Life Desk
