Dhaka, July 27 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, underscored that while innovative climate adaptation efforts are essential, they cannot replace the urgent need for global mitigation. Drawing from recent experiences in coastal districts like Noakhali and Feni, she highlighted how rising water levels, compounded by complex river systems and tidal effects, are overwhelming local flood infrastructure. "Adaptation has limits," she said. "We must ask: how much can we adapt before we collapse?"
Environment Advisor said this while delivering the keynote address at the session titled "Policy Perspective on Climate Adaptation in Agriculture, Food Security, ...