Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The governments should not only honour their national contributions under the Paris Agreement, but also need to substantially increase their ambitions, the prime minister said in her address at the Climate Vulnerable Leaders' Event on Wednesday.

"The idea of climate justice must be established for the sake of climate and the planet. More vigorous provision of finance must be ensured by the major economies, MDBs, and IFIs along with access to technology," she said.

Bangladesh is honoured to be chosen to lead the Climate Vulnerable Forum for the second time, the prime minister said. The CVF represents over one billion people of the world's most vulnerable countries. CVF countries suffer the most despite their insignifican...