Navigating the Climate Discourse: From COP-28 to COP-29

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 To keep global warming to no more than 1.5°C – as called for in the Paris Agreement – emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030. We are nearing 2030 and the urge to address this mitigation and adaptation has never been greater with its impacts being felt more acutely in vulnerable countries like Bangladesh. 

The Conference of Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is playing the greatest role in global climate policy and action, and participants from Bangladesh who have consistently engaged with COP processes, need to keep reflecting on national concerns and priorities. Following up on the COP-28 held in Dubai, it is now time to strategically evaluate the outcomes, understand the challenges faced, and plan the participation in COP-29. 

Oxfam is a humanitarian organization present in Bangladesh since 1970 and is now aiming to facilitate such discussions to ensure the human rights of the most marginalized. Under this notion, Oxfam is planning to bring together relevant COP-28 participants to reflect on their experiences under the climate justice lens and share the outcomes nationally.

Objectives:

• Engage former COP participants to evaluate the outcomes from the lens of Bangladesh’s

needs and priorities.

• Discuss and understand challenges faced by participants during the COP, including logistical, political, and engagement.

• Evaluate the overall participation including the side events organized by Bangladeshi

participants. (How to make it more collaborative and impactful) 

• Anticipate the impact of COP-28 outcomes in Bangladesh, including the potential for securing funding for climate action.

• Strategize Bangladeshi participation and standpoint in COP-29.

• Promote the objectives, outcomes, and next plan of action for COP-29 to the mass audience by connecting Bangladesh's potential climate ambassadors. – Press release