Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Experts have called for urgent prioritisation of fishermen's human rights in global climate negotiations, warning that coastal communities are among the most vulnerable to the escalating climate crisis.
They stressed that without sustainable initiatives, basic rights to food, health, education, water, housing and cultural practices are being undermined.
The call came at a seminar titled "Road to Belem [COP-30]; Climate Crisis - Fishermen's Struggle and Civil Society Perspectives", organised jointly by the COAST Foundation, World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) and FIAN International at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka.
In his keynote, COAST Foundation's MA Hasan highlighted findings from the study "Rising Tides, Shrinking ...