Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Preparations for the upcoming COP-30 climate summit in Brazil on Tuesday revealed significant coordination gaps among Bangladesh's ministries and stakeholders, even as the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock prepares to participate in the global conference for the first time.

"For the first time, the ministry will attend alongside the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. However, the absence of inter-ministerial coordination could weaken Bangladesh's ability to present a unified position on climate impacts," said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter.

Speaking at a preparatory workshop titled 'World Climate Conference COP-30: Preparatory Workshop', she said, "Everyone assumes COP is only the respo...