Staff Correspondent
The Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen attended the launching
ceremony of a Report on Changing Climate of Bangladesh. The event is organized by
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recently at Bangabandhu Military
Museum, Bijoy Sarani, Dhaka.
The Changing Climate of Bangladesh Report is jointly prepared by the experts of
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and Norwegian Meteorological
Institute (MET Norway) under a project supported by Norway. The project goal is to
improve the quality of weather forecast and to improve knowledge and
understanding of the current and future consequences of climate change in
Bangladesh.
The report describes the detected changes in the climate of Bangladesh based on
analysis of weather observations over the last 40 years. The intricate findings of this
report shall attract researchers, scientists, climate experts, and policy makers in the
country to help further developing an efficient and effective preparedness and
response plan to mitigate the effects of extreme weather conditions.