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An agricultural based developing country like Bangladesh should shift its focus from generating less carbon dioxide producing material to taking preparation for inevitable climate change.
Listen more about how climate change is effecting Bangladesh and how well prepared Bangladesh is to take on this challenge from country's best climate change specialist Dr. Ainun Nishat.
A pioneering expert of water resource management and climate change in Bangladesh. He finished his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K. in 1981. He has an M.Sc in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1975.
Currently, he is in BRAC University, one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh as a Professor Emeritus. He was the former vice chancellor of this university. He is engaged in carrying out diversified research projects in the field of climate change and environment with the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research, BRAC University. Previously he was the Country Representative, Bangladesh and followed by Senior Advisor Climate Change, Asia Region in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
He is a key member of the Climate Change Negotiation Team for Bangladesh and represented Bangladesh at the United Nations Climate Change Conferences.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx