The Prime Minister will participate in the high-level session of the conference on 11 and 12 November; during this time he will speak in two separate segments. He is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the visit. Besides, several meetings of the Prime Minister with representatives of various countries and important figures may take place on the sidelines of the conference.
It is learned that at this year's COP31 conference, Bangladesh will demand effective and easily accessible financial and technological support from the developed world to ensure adequate grant-based financing and address climate-induced losses and damages.
In this regard, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Abdul Awal Mintu said that it is important to increase grants without increasing the debt burden to implement the National Adaptation Plan. In particular, global support is needed for the safety of coastal, haor, char and drought-prone areas, early warning, and locally led adaptation. It will also be demanded that easily accessible grants be provided from the Loss and Damage Fund to address non-economic losses such as displacement and loss of livelihoods, alongside economic losses.
The COP31 conference in Antalya will continue until 20 November. This year's conference aims—to raise global electrification to 35 percent by 2035, reduce methane gas emissions, cut energy use in the building construction sector by 25 percent, and increase compensation and climate finance for developing countries under the Paris Agreement.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, at 7:25 am, the Prime Minister and his entourage will depart on a regular Turkish Airlines flight. After arriving at Istanbul Airport in the afternoon, he will stay in transit for some time and then depart for Antalya on a domestic flight. A small delegation including Minister of State for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs-2 Shama Obaid will accompany him. At the end of the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to depart for home on the afternoon of 12 November.
