Dhaka: Youth for NDCs and its partners today handed over a document titled “NDC 3.0 for COP30 – Stakeholder Recommendations” to Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a ceremony held at Pani Bhaban in the capital. The recommendations were prepared ahead of Bangladesh’s submission of its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the document sets out 14 actionable proposals across four priority areas: energy, agriculture, forestry, and urbanization. Rizwana Hasan, while receiving the recommendations, highlighted the urgency the young generation feels about the climate crisis and noted that they will face the most significant impacts in the future.
She stressed the importance of values, honesty, and long-term thinking in addressing climate change. Hasan stated, “Governments often become comfortable in their own policy processes. That’s why initiatives emerging from society, especially youth, are so important.”
The dialogue series leading to the recommendations was spearheaded by Youth for NDCs, in collaboration with BUET, IUB, and Khulna University. The initiative received support from the EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Embassy of Sweden, GIZ, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Youth for NDCs founder Amanullah Porag, Edwin Koekkoek of the EU Delegation, Ulrich Kleppmann from the German Embassy, Nayoka Martinez Backstrom from the Swedish Embassy, and representatives of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) attended the event. This initiative underscores Bangladesh’s commitment to inclusive and youth-driven climate action in anticipation of COP30.