, Oct. 28 -- Fishermen and coastal communities are among the most vulnerable and affected groups in the global climate crisis, yet they continue to be deprived of their basic human rights, including access to food, nutrition, health, education, water, housing, and cultural rights, due to the lack of sustainable initiatives.

Speakers at a seminar titled *"Road to Belem [COP-30]; Climate Crisis - Fishermen's Struggle and Civil Society Perspectives" made the observations on Tuesday. The event was jointly organized by COAST Foundation, World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), and FIAN International at the CIRDAP Auditorium on Topkhana Road in Dhaka.

The seminar, moderated by COAST Foundation's Executive Director M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, was a...