The Climate Justice Alliance–Bangladesh (CJA-B), hosted at the Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), has released its collective position paper for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30) to the UNFCCC, set to be held in Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025).
Titled “Articulating CSOs’ Position Together,” the paper represents the unified voice of Bangladeshi civil society organizations (CSOs), researchers, and activists calling for urgent, equitable, and science-based global action to confront the accelerating climate crisis.
Key Demands and Highlights
The paper outlines clear priorities for global negotiations:
- Ambitious NDC 3.0: Immediate revision of Nationally Determined Contributions aligned with the 1.5°C goal, including clear roadmaps for a fossil fuel phaseout.
- Robust GGA Indicators: Adoption of a comprehensive and practical indicator framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), with strong means of implementation and locally led adaptation.
- Permanent Loss and Damage (L&D) Agenda: Establishment of a permanent agenda item under the UNFCCC, alongside a Loss and Damage finance sub-goal within the new climate finance framework.
- Article 9.1 Implementation: Recognition of developed countries’ legal obligation to provide new, additional, grant-based climate finance.
- Global Stocktake and Just Transition: Translation of the GST-1 outcomes into equitable action and operationalization of a just, inclusive transition framework.
A Collective Call for Climate Justice
The position paper emphasizes that climate justice must remain central to all COP 30 decisions, anchored in equity, historical responsibility, and the protection of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Bangladesh’s CSOs reaffirm that climate solutions must be inclusive, integrating gender equality, indigenous rights, youth participation, and the voices of persons with disabilities.
About the Initiative
This publication is the product of collaborative dialogue among dozens of Bangladeshi CSOs and international partners, following year-long capacity-building sessions, policy workshops, and post-COP consultations organized by CJA-B and CPRD.
