A national youth climate charter calling for meaningful participation by young people in climate policymaking has been handed to the government. The charter, drafted with about 300 young people from across the country, was released on Thursday, 1 October, at the close of the two-day National Youth Climate Summit Bangladesh 2026 at Bangla Academy, Banglavision reported.
It sets out demands and recommendations on climate justice, loss and damage and compensation, climate finance, adaptation, green jobs and youth participation in policymaking. The organisers said the position paper will be the basis for presenting Bangladeshi young people's priorities at the coming international climate conference.
Dr Saimum Parvez, the prime minister's special assistant for environment, forests and climate change, said the government takes the paper seriously and will try to raise the young people's climate priorities in the right forums. Chief whip Nurul Islam Moni urged young people to speak out more on environment and climate.
Waterkeepers Bangladesh coordinator Sharif Jamil said rich countries must stop financing wars and guarantee climate finance instead. UNESCO's Bangladesh representative Dr Susan Vize, Practical Action country director Ishrat Shabnam and BRAC University professor emeritus Dr Ainun Nishat also attended.
Thirty youth organisations including Brighters Foundation organised the summit on 30 September and 1 October with support from ActionAid, CARE Bangladesh, UNICEF Bangladesh and Waterkeepers Bangladesh. Young people from climate-vulnerable areas around the country took part.
Source: Banglavision
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