Adaptation conference quotes

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* “Climate process has gone through a series of milestones – as some say, ‘from Hopenhagen to Brokenhagen’.” - Dr Atiq Rahman, executive director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

* “The planet is supplied by farmers across the world. Half are not literate, and it’s their wisdom and learning that feeds the world.” - Dr Atiq Rahman, executive director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

* “We are on a development path. Climate change is going to suppress that development path.” - Dr Atiq Rahman, executive director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

* “Bangladesh is faced with the prospect of having to move hundreds thousands, eventually millions, of people away from areas affected by rising sea level.” - Dr Ian Burton, Prof Emeritus, University of Toronto

* “Bangladesh is not one of the most vulnerable countries: Bangladesh is THE most vulnerable country.” - Dr Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh Minister of Environment and Forests

* “Technology for adaptation must not be left in hands of multinationals. We have seen that the market mechanism has failed to deliver and the financial collapse is not the fault of the public sector.” - Dr Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh Minister of Environment and Forests