Advisor Farida Akhtar today spoke at the 3-D hall room of Krishibid Institute Bangladesh. Photo: PID

DHAKA, June 24, 2025 (BSS) – Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhtar today said Bangladesh is a highly vulnerable country due to the adverse impact of global carbon emission.     

“Although Bangladesh contributes very negligible to the global carbon emission … the country already witnessed negative impact caused by global carbon emission,” she told at a workshop as the chief guest at the 3-D hall room of Krishibid Institute Bangladesh (KIB) here, an official release said. 

“The rich countries are the major carbon emitters,” the adviser added.  

Jointly organized by UN Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) and World Bank (WB), the workshop was held to asses the impact of Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP) on the Cow and Dairy firm related information gathering and quantifying the greenhouse gas emission base on IPCC tier-2 project. 

Director general of Livestock department Dr. Mohammad Abu Sufian chaired the workshop.  

Speaking as the chief guest, the adviser called for building self-sufficiency to move forward, adding that, the developed countries never came forward to help reduce carbon emissions.  

Emphasizing on increasing investment in livestock sectors, she said, “Meat is one of the major sources of protein but while producing it we must try emitting less methane gas in the environment.”

The adviser called upon researches and scientists to come forward to contribute in this process. 

The director general of Livestock Research Institute Dr. Shakila Faruk spoke as the special guest with FAO representative in Bangladesh Jiaoqun Shi, WB senior Agro-economist and task team leader Amadu Ba teachers from various universities and officials of the livestock department present.   

LDDP project director Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin, chief technical coordinator Dr. Md. Golam Rabbani also spoke, among others.