Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Although marginal farmers and fishers remain among the most affected by climate-induced disasters, their issues seldom feature in global climate summits, including the UN's annual Conference of the Parties (COP), stakeholders said at a roundtable on Tuesday.

They were speaking at a roundtable discussion on "COP-30: Expectations and Challenges for Small-Scale Farmers and Fishers", organised by COAST Foundation at an auditorium in the capital.

Md Shamsuddoha, Chief Executive of the Center for Participatory Research and Development - CPRD, said the concerns of small farmers and fishers have long been ignored at COP negotiations, even though they are on the frontline of climate change impacts. "There is hardly any direct ...