Bangladesh Adviser for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan urged the global community to legalize people’s water, land, food, and environmental rights.
She called while speaking at the Formal Statements session of the ongoing UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the urgent need for global action to combat desertification and achieve environmental justice.
According to a message received here, Rizwana highlighted the importance of regulating international trade and the transboundary movement of agrochemicals through due diligence in production processes.
She said public support for financing, technology transfer, and capacity building is vital, but such support should not extend to water-intensive industries or unsustainable agricultural practices.
The adviser said that Bangladesh, as a lower riparian nation, seeks regional cooperation for river basin management and hopes that UNCCD COP16 will guide global and national political visions towards achieving a land degradation-neutral world.
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